barrette

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see also: Barrette

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /bəˈɹɛt/

Noun

barrette (plural barrettes)

1. A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.
2. (entomology) Synonym of katepimeron.

Synonyms

• hairclip
• hair-slide
• hairslide

Translations

• German: Haarspange, Haarklammer
• Portuguese: prendedor de cabelo
• Russian: зако́лка
• Spanish: prendedor de pelo, prendedor, pinche (Chile)

Verb

barrette (barrettes, present participle barretting; past and past participle barretted)

1. (transitive) To put (hair) into a barrette.

   • The standing woman is overweight, with scraped-back and barretted bleach- blond hair and a jowly face of detonated capillaries.

     With her barretted white hair, blue eyes, and deep green sweater, Victoria is as perfectly put together as ever.

     She pulled her long hair up and barretted it so that her long exotic earrings put the finishing touch to her exquisite appearance.

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Barrette

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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