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1 ōrnāmentum
ōrnāmentum ī, n [orno], apparatus, accoutrement, equipment, furniture, trappings: vestra ornamenta: pacis.—A mark of honor, decoration, adornment, ornament, embellishment, jewel, trinket: ornamentis alterae (minae datae), for pin money, T.: omnia ornamenta ex fano Herculis in oppidum contulit, jewels, Cs.—Fig., an ornament, distinction: amicitiam populi R. sibi ornamento esse, Cs.: Hortensius, ornamentum rei p., pride: quaecumque a me ornamenta in te proficiscentur: honoris.— Rhetorical ornament: oratio ornamentis abundavit: ambitiosa recidet Ornamenta, H.* * *equipment; decoration; jewel; ornament, trappings
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pin money — (UK) If you work for pin money, you work not because you need to but because it gives you money for extra little luxuries and treats … The small dictionary of idiomes
pin money — noun Date: 1697 1. a. money given by a man to his wife for her own use b. money set aside for the purchase of incidentals 2. a trivial amount of money < worked for pin money > … New Collegiate Dictionary
pin money — (UK) If you work for pin money, you work not because you need to but because it gives you money for extra little luxuries and treats. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Pin money — (UK) If you work for pin money, you work not because you need to but because it gives you money for extra little luxuries and treats … Dictionary of English idioms
Pin money — Pin Pin, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G. pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L. pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a feather.] 1. A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pin money — n. 1. Archaic an allowance of money given to a wife for small personal expenses 2. any small sum of money, as for incidental expenses … English World dictionary
pin money — pin money, adj. 1. any small sum set aside for nonessential minor expenditures. 2. (formerly) an allowance of money given by a husband to his wife for her personal expenditures. [1535 45] * * * … Universalium
pin money — ► NOUN ▪ a small sum of money for spending on inessentials. ORIGIN originally denoting an allowance to a woman from her husband for dress and other personal expenses … English terms dictionary
pin money — pin ,money noun uncount INFORMAL a small amount of money that you can spend for pleasure … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pin money — noun cash for day to day spending on incidental expenses • Syn: ↑pocket money, ↑spending money • Hypernyms: ↑cash, ↑hard cash, ↑hard currency * * * noun [noncount] old fashioned : money that is used for small expenses … Useful english dictionary
pin money — N UNCOUNT Pin money is small amounts of extra money that someone earns or gets in order to buy things that they want but that they do not really need. [INFORMAL] She d do anything for a bit of pin money … English dictionary
