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hairgrip

(ˈhɛəˌɡrɪp)
n
(Hairdressing & Grooming) chiefly Brit a small tightly bent metal hair clip. Also called (esp US, Canadian, and NZ): bobby pin
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hairgrip

bobby pin
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.hairgrip - a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; "in Britain they call a bobby pin a grip"
hairpin - a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
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Translations
مِشْبَك الشَعْر
sponka
hårnål
Haarklammer
κοκκαλάκι για τα μαλλιά
horquilla
hiuspinni
pince à cheveux
kopča za kosu
molletta per capellimolletta per i capelli
ヘアピン
머리핀
haarspeld
hårspenne
spinka do włosów
gancho de cabelogrampo de cabelo
заколка для волос
hårklämma
กิ๊บติดผม
saç tokası
kẹp tóc
发夹

hairgrip

hair-grip [ˈhɛərgrɪp] npince f à cheveux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

hairgrip

[ˈhɛəˌgrɪp] nmolletta (per i capelli)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

hairgrip

مِشْبَك الشَعْر sponka hårnål Haarklammer κοκκαλάκι για τα μαλλιά horquilla hiuspinni pince à cheveux kopča za kosu molletta per i capelli ヘアピン 머리핀 haarspeld hårspenne spinka do włosów gancho de cabelo, grampo de cabelo заколка для волос hårklämma กิ๊บติดผม saç tokası kẹp tóc 发夹
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References in periodicals archive
' 'Yusef?' 'A Persian - Iranian - guy I knew at university.' Marie coiled her ponytail and pushed in a hairgrip. It was going from auburn to grey now.
The proximal sites of untreated (control samples) and treated hair strands of series 1-3 were fixed with a hairgrip, which was attached on a grid at the bottom of a vacuum desiccator.
"You would have thought Liz Hurley was drawn to Shane Warne's dangerous, rough-trade air, but she has turned him into a well-groomed, galloping hairgrip with a decidedly feminine facade" - broadcaster Dame Jenni Murray.
IN YOUR HAIR; Customs officials lift off the bizarre wig to reveal the smuggler's bags of heroin; HAIRGRIP; The drug mule had used superglue to fix the bags to his freshly shaven scalp; HAIR-RAISING; The powerful adhesive injured the man's scalp and he needed a hospital visit
THE TRUTH: It's about the size of a hairgrip and you shouldn't be able to see it, although you can feel it, says Toni.
The society has 11 non-food stores in the local area, offering everything from the simplest hairgrip through to gifts, toys, furniture and bedding, electrical goods, and the latest fashions - in some cases all under one roof.
(Slight back combing helps you to create large loops that will stay in place.) Once arranged in a loop or curl, tuck the ends in and secure into place with a hairgrip. Repeat this process until you have used up all the hair in the ponytail.
The truth: It's the size of a hairgrip, you shouldn't be able to see it and it's not uncomfortable.
There they were, three cute girls in even cuter outfits, every garment, from heels to hairgrip, a retina-wrecking Day-Glo hue.
Later in Covent Garden I notice a lady with her hair pulled back so violently you could see her bellybutton on her throat, and try to do likewise with a wig and a hairgrip. But it's obvious that blending, like Mastermind, is a skill that takes minutes to learn but a lifetime to master.
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