pinner

Definitions


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A person who makes pins or nails; a pinmaker.


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Origin:
Middle English. From pin + -er


[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A close-fitting cap worn by women (especially of high social status) in the 17th and 18th centuries, having a long flap or lappet on either side, sometimes worn fastened on the breast or pinned up on the head.

- An apron, usually with a bib; a pinafore. Compare "pinny".

- A person who fastens or attaches something with a pin; specifically a person who pins pieces of paper bearing songs on a board, wall, etc., and offers them for sale (now historical).

- A person who inserts the pins in the revolving cylinder of a barrel organ or (occasionally) a musical box.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 16th century; earliest use found in Of Good & Perfect Remembrance: Bolton Wills & Inventories. From pin + -er




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