stickpin

English

Etymology

From stick +‎ pin.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪkpɪn/

Noun

stickpin (plural stickpins)

1. (US) An ornamented pin used to secure a necktie's end flat against the shirt, a tie tack.
   • 1916 March 11, Charles E. Van Loan, “His Folks”, in Saturday Evening Post‎^[1]:

     His stickpin was gone and so was his watch-chain.

   • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 20:

     The green stone in his stickpin was not quite as large as an apple.

Synonyms

• tie pin
• tie tack
• tie tac

Translations

pin to hold necktie — see tie clip

Anagrams

• nitpicks