hatpin

[ hat-pin ]

/ ˈhætˌpɪn /

a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.

Origin of hatpin

First recorded in 1890–95; hat + pin

The human in her used the stiletto or hatpin, the animal in her used claws.

Christopher Quarles |Percy James Brebner
Make a small hook, E, from a short piece of rather stiff wire and fasten it to the hatpin about 1 in.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
The shaft for supporting the moving system is made of a piece of a hatpin.

The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 |Various
She drew forth the hatpin which is so much deadlier than the scarfpin of the species.

The Shriek |Charles Somerville

The hatpin slipped from her cold fingers, and fell to the floor.

The Heart of Thunder Mountain |Edfrid A. Bingham

hatpin

/ (ˈhætˌpɪn) /

a sturdy pin used to secure a woman's hat to her hair, often having a decorative head