BARRETTE

barrette

(noun) a pin for holding women’s hair in place

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

barrette (plural barrettes)

A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair.

(entomology) synonym of katepimeron.

Synonyms

• hairclip

• hair-slide

• hairslide

Verb

barrette (third-person singular simple present barrettes, present participle barretting, simple past and past participle barretted)

(transitive) To put (hair) into a barrette.

Anagrams

• batterer, berretta

Proper noun

Barrette (plural Barrettes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Barrette is the 10748th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2969 individuals. Barrette is most common among White (78.44%) individuals.

Anagrams

• batterer, berretta

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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