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Definition of Stickpin
1. Noun. A decorative pin that is worn in a necktie.
Definition of Stickpin
1. Noun. An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stickpin
1. a decorative tiepin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stickpin
Literary usage of Stickpin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"He was neatly dressed in a dark mixed suit, with a new straw hat, a green tie on
which was a stickpin with a dog's head in porcelain, brightly polished tan ..."
2. The Drama and the Stage by Ludwig Lewisohn (1922)
"One felt, therefore, quite in one's accustomed element when a stout gentleman
whose diamond stickpin was as noisy as his voice asked in the vestibule of the ..."
3. The Drama and the Stage by Ludwig Lewisohn (1922)
"One felt, therefore, quite in one's accustomed element when a stout gentleman
whose diamond stickpin was as noisy as his voice asked in the vestibule of the ..."
4. Washington Close-ups: Intimate Views of Some Public Figures by Edward George Lowry (1921)
"... in transit to the Capitol in an F Street car at Washington A LAVENDER shirt,
a white-satin tie, and a jade stickpin; washable white chamois gloves; ..."
5. Commercialized Prostitution in New York City by George Jackson Kneeland, Katharine Bement Davis (1913)
"... a man to go to a furnished room at X 292 West 39th Street. A pickpocket stole
a watch, a stickpin, and $9 in money from one of the men in the place. ..."
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