Meaning

3 senses
  1. A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

    Haarspange, Haarklammer

    зако́лкаzakólka

    a pin for holding women's hair in place

  2. A bar used to mount medals of chivalric orders.

  3. Synonym of katepimeron.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair — see also hair clip:

Origin

Borrowed from French barrette, from barre (“a bar”) + -ette, literally a small bar.

Borrowed from French barrette, from barre (“a bar”) + -ette, literally a small bar.

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Forms

plural: barrettes

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

1 related words
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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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