hatpin

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noun

A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.

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Meanings

nounhatpin (plural hatpins)

plural hatpins

  1. A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair.

Origin

From hat + pin.

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Translations

Dutch hoedenspeld
  • hoedenspeldpin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair
Esperanto ĉapelpinglo
  • ĉapelpinglopin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair
German Hutnadel
  • Hutnadelpin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair
Irish biorán hata
  • biorán hatapin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair
Italian spillone
  • spillonepin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair
Cite this entry
APA

hatpin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatpin

MLA

“hatpin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatpin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hatpin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hatpin.

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