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Definition of Hatpin
1. Noun. A long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their hair.
Definition of Hatpin
1. Noun. A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hatpin
1. a pin for securing a hat [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hatpin
Literary usage of Hatpin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cheery Book by William Melville Kerr (1898)
"TO A hatpin. I would I were a hatpin, A long and slender hatpin Within Anita's
... Who wouldn't be a hatpin Provided it were that pin Anita loves to wear ? ..."
2. Bench and Bar by William S. Hein & Company (1914)
"In this connection it was argued: "Surely a gentleman whose visage is penetrated
by the hatpin of say, a chance acquaintance on the subway, ..."
3. America, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat by Tʻing-fang Wu (1914)
"both stooped to pick it up, and a hatpin in Mrs. Pickford's hat caught her in
the nostril. His daughter gradually got worse and died on Saturday last. ..."
4. The Technique of the Mystery Story by Carolyn Wells (1913)
"Another weapon which has crept into use of late years is the hatpin. This, though
popular among writers, is implausible and in many cases impossible; ..."
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