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stickpin
stickpin
English
Noun
stickpin (plural stickpins)
- (US) An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
- 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010 p. 20:
- The green stone in his stickpin was not quite as large as an apple.
- 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010 p. 20:
Translations
pin to hold necktie — see tie clip