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barrette

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hair & beauty
bar·rette /bæˈret/ noun [countable]  American EnglishDCB a small metal or plastic object used to keep a woman’s hair in place 〔女用〕发夹 SYN British English hair-slide
Examples from the Corpus
barretteThe silver hair, pulled back in a barrette from her heart-shaped face, seems to match, too.We wore pixies held fast by little plastic rabbit barrettes.
Origin barrette (1900-2000) French barre; → BAR1
bar·rette nounChineseSyllable
metal or plastic used object a Corpus small


barrette
barrette /bæˈret/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1900-2000
 Language: French
 Origin: barre; bar1
American English a small metal or plastic object used to keep a woman’s hair in place
   SYN  hair-slide British English


bar·retteBrE /bæˈret/ 🔊NAmE /bæˈret/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE hair·slide, slide) nouna small decorative piece of metal or plastic used by women for holding their hair in place (装饰性)小发夹