a small bar or clasp for holding a girl's or woman's hair in place
Origin of barrette
Fr, diminutive of barre, barbarrette
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barrette
noun
A small clasp for holding the hair in place.
Origin of barrette
French diminutive of barre bar from Old French; see bar 1.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Sentence Examples
- Take a small trial or travel size bottle of hair spray with you to tame any strands that come loose, and be sure to tuck an extra bobby pin or barrette into your purse if your style uses them.
- With a glue gun and the accessory of your choice- whether that be a headband, barrette or clip, you can create a custom piece that complements the style and hair type of your flower girls.
- When choosing ribbon, bear in mind the occasion for the barrette and coordinate colors with any planned wardrobe, such as matching the bridal party colors for a wedding.
- You can put it up for a special occasion, part the hair on either side, or pull it straight back from the face and gather it up with a decorative barrette or hair clip.
- The Bra Barrette only claims to strictly hold your bra straps in place and does not offer any added benefits like increasing cleavage or helping to improve posture.
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