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barrette

bar·rette

UK/bəˈɹɛt/ US/bɜrˈɛt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a pin for holding women''s hair in place

Origin

Borrowed from French barrette, from barre (“a bar”) + -ette, literally a small bar.

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