bodkin

• اسم يدل على أداة صغيرة مدببة تُثقب بها الجلود أو الأقمشة، أو إبرة غير حادة تُدخل بها الشرائط في العُرى؛ ويُطلق تاريخيًا أيضًا على خنجر رفيع أو مشبك شعر طويل للزينة.

A noun referring to a small, sharp-pointed tool used for punching holes in leather or fabric, or a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops; historically also a slender dagger or a long ornamental hairpin.

1. C2formal

   A slender, pointed dagger or stabbing weapon.

   خنجر

   • The assassin concealed a bodkin beneath his cloak.
   • Medieval warriors sometimes carried a bodkin for close combat.
   • The museum displayed an ornate bodkin from the 16th century.

   المرادفاتbladedirkponiardstiletto

2. C2formalbritish

   A long ornamental hairpin, historically used to secure hair.

   دبوس شعر

   • She wore a silver bodkin in her hair.
   • The antique bodkin was decorated with pearls.
   • Victorian ladies often used a bodkin to style their hair.

   المرادفاتhairpinpin

3. Punching toolC2formal

   A small, sharp tool used for making holes in leather, fabric, or other materials.

   مِخْرَز

   • The tailor used a bodkin to punch holes in the leather belt.
   • A bodkin is essential for creating eyelets in corsets.
   • She carefully pushed the bodkin through the thick fabric.

   المرادفاتawlprickerpunch

4. C2formal

   A blunt needle used for threading ribbon, elastic, or cord through loops or casings.

   إبرة غير حادة

   • Use a bodkin to thread the elastic through the waistband.
   • The seamstress inserted the ribbon with a bodkin.
   • A bodkin makes it easy to pull drawstrings through hoods.

   المرادفاتthreader