breastpin
Example Sentences
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Like a breastpin torn from a satin gown, the great control cabin was ripped from the body of the ship.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fathia lost a breastpin of 36 diamonds and 25 sapphires.
From Time Magazine Archive
She wore an antiquated black alpaca dress, sans buttons, sans collar, sans cuffs; but the crowning glory of her costume, and her particular pride, was a breastpin of hair grapes.
From The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Marsland, Cora
The Peyton pearls must be taken from the strong box—a necklace, earrings, breastpin and tiara.
From The Comings of Cousin Ann by Sampson, Emma Speed
Hence, my boy, we can properly appreciate the "Effigynia," as it is classically called, which a thoughtful yellow-vested chap of much breastpin, from Pequog, has just opened on Pennsylvania Avenue.
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 by Newell, Robert H.
