barrette

American  

[buh-ret] / bəˈrɛt /

noun

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

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barrette British  

/ bəˈrɛt /

noun

1. a clasp or pin for holding women's hair in place

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Etymology

Origin of barrette

From French, dating back to 1900–05; bar ¹, -ette

Example Sentences

There was a girl named Patrice who had a sparkly shirt, sparkly fingernails, and sparkly barrettes, too, and said her best friend was Simone.

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“And I like your barrettes. I like the little smiley faces on them.”

From Literature

She even had several butterfly barrettes stuck in her wispy hair.

From Literature

George was holding a silver barrette in the palm of her hand.

From Literature

It was filled with three pink bangle bracelets and three sets of matching barrettes.

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