Bodkin

  • 21bodkin — bod·kin || bÉ’dkɪn n. large needle …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 22bodkin — noun 1》 a thick, blunt needle with a large eye, used for drawing tape through a hem.     ↘historical a long pin used to fasten women s hair. 2》 Printing a pointed tool used for removing pieces of metal type for correction. 3》 archaic a dagger.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 23bodkin — noun (C) a long thick needle without a point …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 24bodkin — bod·kin …

    English syllables

  • 25bodkin — bod•kin [[t]ˈbɒd kɪn[/t]] n. 1) clo a small, pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, leather, etc 2) clo a blunt, needlelike instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like 3) clo a long pin used by women to fasten …

    From formal English to slang

  • 26bodkin — /ˈbɒdkən / (say bodkuhn) noun 1. a small pointed instrument for making holes in cloth, etc. 2. a blunt needle like instrument for drawing tape, cord, etc., through a loop, hem, or the like. 3. a long pin shaped instrument used by women to fasten… …

  • 27bodkin — n. 1 a blunt thick needle with a large eye used esp. for drawing tape etc. through a hem. 2 a long pin for fastening hair. 3 a small pointed instrument for piercing cloth, removing a piece of type for correction, etc. Etymology: ME perh. f. Celt …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 28travel bodkin — Bodkin Bod kin (b[o^]d k[i^]n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir. bideog, Gael. biodag.] 1. A dagger. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin. Shak. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 29bodkin-work — …

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  • 30Maud Bodkin — Amy Maud Bodkin (1875–1967) was a British classical scholar, writer on mythology, and literary critic. She is best known for her 1934 book Archetypal Patterns in Poetry: Psychological Studies of Imagination (London: Oxford University Press). It… …

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