hairgrip
hairgrip noun: a flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
Noun
hairgrip (plural hairgrips)
- A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- Eve had chewed the cushion tip from her hairgrip and had begun bending back one end of the stiff piece of metal.1981, Gillian Allnutt, Spitting the Pips Out, page 51
- Then she leant over towards the bedside table, selected a hairgrip from amongst the crusted trio littered beside her hairbrush, and tenderly inserted the looped end into her right ear, turning it delicately to dredge for wax.1985, Patricia Ferguson, Family myths and legends, page 8
- Synonyms:
- bobby pin, grip, kirby grip
hairgrip meaning in Arabic
hairgrip in Arabic
- flat hairpin with two prongs
- مِشْبَك اَلشَّعْر mišbak aš-šaʕr
Synonyms of hairgrip
Forms of hairgrip
| plural | hairgrips |
|---|---|
| alternative form | hair-grip |
| alternative form | hair grip |
Origin of hairgrip
From hair + grip.
Questions about hairgrip
- What does hairgrip mean?
- Hairgrip means a flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.
- What is hairgrip in Arabic?
- Hairgrip in Arabic is مِشْبَك اَلشَّعْر (mišbak aš-šaʕr). See Hairgrip meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is hairgrip?
- Hairgrip is a noun.
- What is the plural of hairgrip?
- The plural of hairgrip is hairgrips.
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