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sionnach commented on the word joan's silver pin
The red poppy acquired the name of Joan's silver pin because it is "fair without and foul within" (an allusion to its yellow juice). Joan's Silver Pin was a contemptuous term applied to some tawdry ornament displayed ostentatiously by a sloven.
October 20, 2008