Pinner

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pinner \Pin"ner\, n.
     1. One who, or that which, pins or fastens, as with pins.
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     2. (Costume)
        (a) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.


        (b) An apron with a bib; a pinafore.
        (c) A cloth band for a gown. [Obs.]
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                  With kerchief starched, and pinners clean.
                                                    --Gay.
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     3. A pin maker.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pinner \Pin"ner\, n. [See {Pin} to pound.]
     One who pins or impounds cattle. See {Pin}, v. t. [Obs.]
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pinner
       n : a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on