ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Hairgrip

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Hairgrip is a noun meaning A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.

Meaning

A flat hairpin having two prongs that hold bobbed hair together.

Example Sentences

Eve had chewed the cushion tip from her hairgrip and had begun bending back one end of the stiff piece of metal.
“The hairgrip was in this envelope", Ulrika Stenholm said, passing him another small plastic bag containing a white envelope.
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.

Word Forms

Synonyms for hairgrip

Depending on context, synonyms include grip.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include hair-grip, hairpin, bobbypin, hatpin, bodkin, fingerhold.

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