ember, hatpin, dodger, ornamental, renovated to become the Humanities Quadrangle,

Yale Alumni Magazine

When the Hall of Graduate Studies was renovated to become the Humanities Quadrangle, the arcade at the entrance was enclosed to become a climate-controlled lobby. So Samuel Yellin’s spectacular iron gates are now purely ornamental—and permanently open.

How Trump’s Allies Fanned an Ember of Controversy Into Flames of Outrage

By MARK MAZZETTI

A memo by House Republicans didn’t live up to its billing, but the tactics used to stoke doubts about law enforcement could have a lingering impact on the Russia investigation.

CNNDemocratic Senator Tammy Duckworth — who lost both of her legs during an explosion in Iraq while serving in the U.S. Army — made the comment about President Donald J. Trump during remarks on the Senate floor


Duckworth blasts Trump as 'draft dodger' in response to tweet about shutdown
CNN.COM


1900年代，美國的女性愈來愈獨立，開始在街上獨自行走。當時，女性常常在街頭和公共交通工具遇到性騷擾。帽針也在這個時候發揮另類作用，成為擊退色狼的武器。


學者Kerry Segrave 在The Hatpin Menace: American Women Armed and Fashionable, 1887-1920打趣地指，那可能是美國史上唯一一個「全國女性都得以合法地武裝起來」的時期。


但是，為甚麼帽針後來會息微呢？








帽針：美國女士的傍身武器
自1880年代起，女士時裝廣告愈來愈多，產品日新月異。其中一種新興潮物，就是女士專用大帽。
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ember

ˈɛmbə/

noun

1. a small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.

   "the dying embers in the grate"

dodger

NOUN

• 1informal often with modifier A person who engages in cunning tricks or dishonest practices to evade a debt or obligation.

  ‘tax dodgers’

  ‘a fare dodger’

  1. 1.1British humorous in combination A person who dislikes or avoids a specified thing.
     ‘a greasy-haired soap-dodger’
• 2Nautical 
  A canvas screen on a ship giving protection from spray.

Hatpins

A hatpin is a decorative and functional pin for holding a hat to the head, usually by the hair. In Western culture, hatpins are almost solely used by women and are often worn in a pair. They are typically around 20 cm in length, with the pinhead being the most decorated part.

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hatpin

NOUN

• A long pin, typically with an ornamental head, that holds a woman's hat in position by securing it to her hair.

  • ‘So she ran off stage, and put on this hat, but because she had so little time to change she just rammed a hatpin through by herself - no dresser, right?’
  • ‘At our September meeting Jo Smith displayed her collection of hatpins and gave a slide show illustrating the history of hats and their pins and their connection with fashion and status.’
  • ‘She fastens it there with a strong hair elastic, and uses a hatpin to attach the cloth flower.’