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pins


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Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Preferred Term

pins

Details

Small fasteners with a pointed or tapered end made of various materials used to pin something down or fasten something together.

Variations

pins (fasteners)

pins (engineering)

pins and needles

pin

Narrower Terms

fibulae

push pins

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