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Meaning of hairgrip | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Deutsch Haarklammer
Ελληνικά φουρκέτα
Suomi hiuspinni
Italiano molletta
Polski wsuwka
Svenska hårnål

Examples

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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