breastpin

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   dated: an ornamental pin worn on clothing at the chest, especially in a cravat or shirtfront

   A gold breastpin gleamed in the center of his carefully tied cravat.

A compound of breast + pin, recorded for jewelry fastened at the upper chest. In nineteenth-century dress it could refer to a decorative pin worn by either sex, including the pin securing a man's cravat or shirtfront.

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