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barrette

a clasp used to hold one’s hair in place

Not to be confused with:

barret – a small cap worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics

beret – a soft cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top

bar·rette

(bə-rĕt′)

A small clasp for holding the hair in place.

[French, diminutive of barre, bar, from Old French; see bar¹.]

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barrette

(bəˈrɛt)

(Clothing & Fashion) a clasp or pin for holding women's hair in place

[C20: from French: a little bar, from barre bar¹]

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bar•rette

(bəˈrɛt)

n.

a clasp for holding a woman's or girl's hair in place.

[1900–05; < French; see bar¹, -ette]

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Noun

barrette - a pin for holding women's hair in place

pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things

Translations

barrette

[bəˈret] N (US) → pasador m (para el pelo)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

barrette

n (US) → (Haar)spange f

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