BODKIN


Meaning of BODKIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbäd-kən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English bodekin

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : dagger , stiletto

b. : a sharp slender instrument for making holes in cloth

c. : an ornamental hairpin shaped like a stiletto

2. : a blunt needle with a large eye for drawing tape or ribbon through a loop or hem

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.