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pinned

/pɪnd/ adjective B1
  1. Having (a specified kind or number of) pins. · a three-pinned arch
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But it did look so beautiful, Marilla, when I pinned it on my breast that I was overcome by an irresistible temptation.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 99 · C1
“Lots of little girls there had bouquets pinned on their dresses.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 80 · C1
“Y-e-e-s,” admitted Anne, “I took it up and I pinned it on my breast just to see how it would look.”
Anne of Green Gables, p. 94 · C1
Anne was wondering if, after all, solitude and tears were not more satisfactory than Josie Pye’s companionship when Jane and Ruby appeared, each with an inch of Queen’s color ribbon--purple and scarlet--pinned proudly to her coat.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 294 · C1

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