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hair·pin
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ˈhɛərˌpɪn
/
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noun
1.
a slender
U
-shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the
hair
or hold a headdress.
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adjective
2.
(of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a
U
shape:
a hairpin turn.
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Origin:
1770–80;
hair
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pin
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hairpin
(ˈhɛəˌpɪn)
—
n
1.
a thin double-pronged pin used by women to fasten the hair
2.
(
modifier
) (esp of a bend in a road) curving very sharply
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