Definition of safety pin
: a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point when fastened
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But upon closer inspection, Asian references were used throughout: leather jackets with frog clasps and Mandarin collars, rhinestone Chinese takeout bags, face masks covered in safety pins.
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Robert Walker pulls up a practice mine after safely pinning it with a safety pin during a drill at Guantánamo on March 18, 1999.
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But Albertine’s celebration of the moment before the scene got big, when the line of safety pins in your pants was there to save them from ripping apart, mostly resists cliché.
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While Jake, with his safety pin earring and no-effs-to-give attitude, is unquestionably alluring to Tess, Sweetbitter itself doesn’t feel quite so enamored with him.
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But all the closed safety pins and doors in the world didn’t stop me from walking out the door one morning to find my father dead in our driveway, a suicide finally carried out after years of threats.
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Several blankets melded the crafts of different countries to create the cutting edge; there are blankets adorned with a safety pin appliqué, and feathered textiles printed with black and white photographs—tapestries for the digital age.
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To match her Beetlejuice vibes, Kidman sports an upside-down cat eye paired with a white T-shirt, black pants, and a black overcoat adorned with safety pins and studs.
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Jenner marched alongside her best friend Baldwin wearing a denim jacket that featured a photo of President Donald Trump’s mouth being held shut by a safety pin.
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First Known Use of safety pin
1847
SAFETY PIN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of safety pin for English Language Learners
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: a metal pin that is used for attaching things and that has a point at one end and a cover at the other into which the pointed end fits
SAFETY PIN Defined for Kids
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Definition of safety pin for Students
: a pin that is bent back to form a spring and has a guard that covers the point
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