Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

breastpin

[brest-pin] / ˈbrɛstˌpɪn /
NOUN
brooch
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Fathia lost a breastpin of 36 diamonds and 25 sapphires.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like a breastpin torn from a satin gown, the great control cabin was ripped from the body of the ship.

From Time Magazine Archive

Until this episode of the breastpin occurred, Hanson did not know how he was going to get such an ally; but he thought he had found him now.

From Marcy The Blockade Runner by George G. (George Gorgas) White

None of these things did we find, but we did discover an old brass breastpin, whose probable glass stone was gone.

From Solomon by Constance Fenimore Woolson

In his necktie was a large diamond, and a star-shaped clustre of small ones furnished him with a breastpin.

From Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia by Maturin Murray Ballou


Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training