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breastpin [ˈbrɛstˌpɪn] n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a brooch worn on the breast, esp to close a garment How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To Jo I leave my breastpin, the one mended with sealing wax, also my bronze inkstand--she lost the cover--and my most precious plaster rabbit, because I am sorry I burned up her story. Run and put on your breastpin, and then come and tell us all about it. They will counterfeit a fly, or a high-toned bug, or the ruined Coliseum, within the cramped circle of a breastpin, and do it so deftly and so neatly that any man might think a master painted it. |
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breastpin - a decorative pin worn by women