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Word: breastpin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1880-1889
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...attired in a light-blue dress coat, with frosted metal buttons, a white waistcoat and nankeen trousers, with patent leather shoes. He wore round his neck a variegated satin scarf, in the front of which was inserted a breastpin of conspicuous dimensions. Having descended the staircase with a quick step, he entered the apartment where his brother and a few friends were awaiting him. He shook hands cordially with all present, and on being asked how he had slept, answered, "Very well;" and to the further demand as to the state of his mind, he said, "Reasonably happy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE LAST HOURS OF A SINGLE GENTLEMAN. | 5/19/1881 | See Source »

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