noun
a decorative hinged clip that girls and women put in their hair to hold it in place
• Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain
• Hypernyms: ↑clip
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hair slide noun
A hinged clasp, often decorative, worn in the hair, esp by young girls
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Main Entry: ↑hair
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a small metal or plastic object that women fasten around a part of their hair to hold it in a particular position. The American word is barrette .
Thesaurus: hair care substances and equipmenthyponym
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noun, pl ⋯ slides [count]
Brit : ↑barrette
Useful english dictionary. 2012.