barrette
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7.5
- noun
- /bæˈrɛt/
:
pasador
- She secured her hair in place with a shiny barrette before going out.
- hair barrette
- silver barrette
- plastic barrette
You will see somebody cleaning Jelly off of some barrettes.
- You will see somebody cleaning Jelly off of some barrettes.
- Like toddlers can be giving gender language that when a toddler tears off a barrette, that's a gender message.
- And somebody she said they that she had barrettes on her on my hair outside of her cooter.
Examples
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Dark hair held up in two barrettes, wind tousling the curls.
Fiction book (2002) -
"Do you like my hair better in a barrette or a headband?"
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Brother reached over and pulled the silver barrette out of my hair.
Fiction book (1990) -
By any chance, did you see a red barrette?
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I took off my hat and saw that my barrette had slipped.
Fiction book (2000) -
I found her barrette.
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Her hair, pinned up with a barrette on one side, stirs in the breeze.
Fiction book (1997) -
Her pale hair was caught at the nape and hung below its barrette in a dwindling spiral.
Fiction book (1995) -
Sparkly silver barrettes, my gift for her fortieth birthday, held back her eternally frizzed brown hair.
Fiction book (1993) -
A dozen primary-colored plastic barrettes were clamped close to my scalp and forehead.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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1.3
A small device that holds things together, like papers or hair
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1.6
A small metal or plastic pin with two thin parts that holds hair in place
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2.2
A small metal clip that holds hair in place
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2.8
A soft elastic band covered in cloth that you use to tie hair
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1.0
A small metal or plastic thing that holds hair in place
1
1.0
A band that holds hair back
A small decorative clip that holds hair in place
A clip with two comb-like sides and a spring that holds hair in place
A clip with teeth and a spring that holds hair in place
A small metal clip that holds hair in place
A small metal piece that holds curled hair while styling
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Barrette comes from the French parts barre meaning 'bar' and -ette meaning 'small', like in 'kitchenette'. Think of a barrette as a 'little bar' or clip that holds your hair, which is why it means a small decorative clasp to keep hair in place.