safety pin

noun

: a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point when fastened

Examples of safety pin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Later that evening, Gomez changed into a twill Prada minidress featuring a gold safety pin brooch and a leather logo patch on the skirt, layered over a black Wolford turtleneck and sheer tights. Hannah Malach, WWD, 14 Oct. 2024 An actual car cover, sourced from a parking garage in Paris, was draped and folded into a bustier gown anchored by large, initialed safety pins and paired with vinyl gloves and a necklace piled with vintage keyrings from the fleas. Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2024 This little kit drops in a backpack or purse and has bandages, scissors, safety pins, and lots more helpful travel tools. Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024 Along one lapel of Obama’s blazer were intertwined safety pins, with a series of four running down the lapel in smaller sizes. Julia Teti, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for safety pin 

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Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of safety pin was in 1847

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“Safety pin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/safety%20pin. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

safety pin

noun
: a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point

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