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barrette|bəˈrɛt|
Also barette.
[a. F. barrette, dim. of barre bar n.1]
1. The crossbar of a fencing foil or the hilt of a rapier.
1909Cent. Dict. Suppl.
2. A bar for supporting a woman's back hair; also, a hair-ornament.
1901Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 10 Oct. 5/6 Shell Hair Barrettes, each 10 c. 1908Westm. Gaz. 29 Feb. 13/2 The front part of the barette forms a bandeau. 1908Ladies' Field 4 Apr. 197/1 The favourite [hair-ornament] seems to be Greek barrettes over hair combed low. 1952M. McCarthy Groves of Academe (1953) ii. 21 [Girls with] jewelled barrettes in their new-washed hair. |