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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

Shannon unclipped the barrette in her hair and tilted her head forward, revealing a bald spot the size of a silver dollar.

From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2017

Finally, I tied a white ribbon around each pigtail before twisting my hair and snapping a barrette on each end.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce

“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

Monterroso is 55 and petite, with youthful bangs and hair clipped back by tiny jeweled barrettes.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

The nonbinary student, who sometimes wore barrettes and clips in their locks, was allowed back in class under an exemption the judge extended.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2021

They wear neutral, off-the-rack Banana Republic dresses, while Jane spends most of the movie sporting bright knits, chunky barrettes and florals that pop.

From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2020

She was dressed in her painting smock, her hair pinned messily in gold barrettes, staring at her latest collage with a paintbrush and a piece of yarn in her hand.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour




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