Meaning

1 senses
  1. A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.

    Haarklammer

    зако́лкаzakólka, невиди́мкаnevidímka

    a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place

Examples

3 sentences
  1. She lost her hairgrip and used a rubber band.

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  2. What the Americans call a bobby pin, the British call a hairgrip.

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  3. My hairgrip is too heavy. It keeps slipping out of my hair.

    deMeine Haarspange ist zu schwer, sie rutscht mir immer aus den Haaren. — MUIRIEL

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
flat hairpin with two prongs:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
flat hairpin with two prongs:

Origin

From hair + grip.

From hair + grip.

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Forms

plural: hairgrips

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place:bobby pingrip

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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