stickpin · noun — an ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
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stickpin is pronounced /ˈstɪkpɪn/.
Etymology
From stick + pin.
noun
- An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.e.g.“His stickpin was gone and so was his watch-chain.” — 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post:
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Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- tiepin 85% match — A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt. vs stickpin →
- scarfpin 74% match — A pin used to hold a scarf or tie in place. vs stickpin →
- hatpin 67% match — A long straight pin, often with a decorative head, used to secure a woman's hat to her hair. vs stickpin →
- pushpin 66% match — A small pin with a head made for gripping with the fingers, to be pushed into a bulletin board so as to pin papers to it; especially, such a pin with a cylindrical head. vs stickpin →
- breastpin 64% match — An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch. vs stickpin →
- pinpoint 64% match — The point of a pin. vs stickpin →
- hairpin 64% match — A pin or fastener for the hair. vs stickpin →
- breastknot 62% match — A pin worn on the breast as a fastening or ornament; a brooch. vs stickpin →