kirby gripn.
/ˈkəːbɪ ɡrɪp/, U.S. /ˈkərbi ˌɡrɪp/ A type of sprung hairgrip.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > implements used in styling the hair > [noun] > pin
bodkin1580
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hairpin1818
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prong pin1902
pin curler1921
kirby grip1926
bobby pin1936
grip1960
1926 Trade Marks Jrnl. 6 Jan. 12 Kirbigrip... Hair-pins of ordinary Metal. Kirby, Beard & Co., Limited,..Birmingham; Manufacturers.
1945 ‘A. Gilbert’ Don't open Door xi. 95 Two plain brown combs and a kirbigrip.
1949 ‘J. Tey’ Brat Farrar xxiii. 214 The aged kirby-grip that kept Jane's hair off her face.
a1953 D. Thomas Adventures Skin Trade (1955) i. 18 Mrs. Probert next door,..butting the air with her kirby-grips.
1955 Sci. News Let. 5 Mar. 150/3 Hair-grips and kirbi-grips are known in America as bobby pins.
1959 Woman's Own 12 Dec. 21/3 Ribbon bows fixed to kirby-grips or combs.
1960 C. Storr Marianne & Mark i. 20 Marianne bought a card of kirbigrips.
1973 B. Bainbridge Dressmaker i. 20 Nellie, when put out, could appear to be suffering, her white hair plastered to her head in waves and a kirby grip to keep it neat.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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