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barrette

[buh-ret] / bəˈrɛt /
NOUN
hairpin
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A blue velvet box bearing a label "bracelets of Queen Marie Antoinette" holds the double bracelets, each composed of three strings of diamonds and a large barrette clasp, for a total of 112 diamonds.

From Reuters Nov. 3, 2021

Hair was wound into a tight bun or frizzed-out, perhaps accented by golden heart barrette, lightly folded like butterfly wings.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2021

Before she left the United States to compete in the Olympics, Athing Mu spied a hair barrette in a department store.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2021

There are accessories that riff on some of the best lines, such as a barrette imprinted with “full of secrets.”

From Washington Post Oct. 31, 2017

The two rolls were held together in the back with a plastic barrette.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg

The installation will consist of three 9-foot-tall paper sculptures in the shape of vintage church fans adorned with ball barrettes.

From Seattle Times Jul. 20, 2023

“That’s a fancy baby,” a 4-year-old girl with colorful barrettes said as she walked by our stroller at a neighborhood park.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2022

A man I no longer know but who once snapped barrettes into my hair and taught me to love Bilbo Baggins, John Lennon, and acoustic guitar.

From Salon Jun. 19, 2021

His longish black hair was pasted down with gel and held in place with two barrettes.

From New York Times Feb. 10, 2020

Both Louisiana and her grandmother had lots of bunny barrettes in their hair.

From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo




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