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White Gold Diamond Single Earring $2,000 at NET-A-PORTER The diamonds on this safety pin earring give it an ’80s punk-era look that can easily add edge to any earscape.
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Lyndsey Noel, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
Wet the towel with hot water, don’t wring it out, and stick open safety pins in it.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes incorporated safety pins, rips, and other elements that tapped into Mr. Reid’s vision.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes incorporated safety pins, rips and other elements that tapped into Mr. Reid’s vision.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
Then, Lipa commanded the catwalk in a black cutout suit with colorful safety pins and bright green and blue eyeliner.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
An alternative version of the poster created by Reid features the queen with a safety pin through her lip and swastikas for eyes.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
All that glitters in this example are mostly the whites of Muholi’s eyes, plus their necklace and their headdress of safety pins.
—Jerome Weeks, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
The next morning, Brown ripped open the nylon door held together by safety pins, as a trio of caseworkers ambled down the grassy knoll toward the Christian pop music pouring from Brown’s tent.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
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Lyndsey Noel, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Aug. 2023
Wet the towel with hot water, don’t wring it out, and stick open safety pins in it.
—Dana Hedgpeth, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes incorporated safety pins, rips, and other elements that tapped into Mr. Reid’s vision.
—Brian Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
Designers such as Vivienne Westwood and Zandra Rhodes incorporated safety pins, rips and other elements that tapped into Mr. Reid’s vision.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2023
Then, Lipa commanded the catwalk in a black cutout suit with colorful safety pins and bright green and blue eyeliner.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 4 May 2023
An alternative version of the poster created by Reid features the queen with a safety pin through her lip and swastikas for eyes.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
All that glitters in this example are mostly the whites of Muholi’s eyes, plus their necklace and their headdress of safety pins.
—Jerome Weeks, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
The next morning, Brown ripped open the nylon door held together by safety pins, as a trio of caseworkers ambled down the grassy knoll toward the Christian pop music pouring from Brown’s tent.
—Marissa J. Lang, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
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First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined above
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safety pin
noun
: a pin in the form of a clasp with a guard covering its point
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