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hairpin

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hair·pin  (hârpn)
n.
1. A thin cylindrical strip of metal or other material bent in the shape of a long U, used to secure a hairdo or headdress.
2. Something shaped like a hairpin, especially a sharp turn in a road.

hairpin
Noun
a thin U-shaped pin used to fasten the hair
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hairpinhairpin - a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place
bobby pin, hairgrip, grip - 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"
bodkin - formerly a long hairpin; usually with an ornamental head
pin - a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things
Translations
hairpin [ˈhɛəpɪn] nhorquilla
hairpin [ˈhɛəpɪn] népingle f à cheveux
hairpin [ˈhɛəpɪn] hair nHaarnadel f
hairpin [ˈhɛəpɪn] nforcina


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A hairpin will not remove it; therefore let us call it immovable.
I hoped for a forgotten hairpin, for some tiny piece of ribbon.
"If Theresa married Willoughby," she remarked, turning the page with a hairpin, "one doesn't see what's to prevent Rachel--"
 
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