name · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/pɪnə/
/ˈpɪnə(ɹ)/
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rhymes with -ɪnə(ɹ)
CMU ARPABET:P IH1 N ER0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A suburb in the borough of Harrow, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1289).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 2
A surname.
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noun
Meaning 3
Agent noun of pin; one who pins.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: agent, form-of
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noun
Meaning 4
A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
A cloth band for a gown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
One who pins or impounds cattle; a pinder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 7
a woman's cap with two long flaps pinned on
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: cap
History
Etymology
From Middle English pynner, pynnere, pinnere, equivalent to pin + -er.
Variant of pinder, from Middle English pindere, pyndere, pundere, pendere, equivalent to pend (“to pen”) + -er.