barrette

[ buh-ret ]

noun

1. a clasp for holding a woman's or girl's hair in place.

barrette

/ bəˈrɛt /

noun

1. a clasp or pin for holding women's hair in place

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrette¹

From French, dating back to 1900–05; bar ¹, -ette

Word History and Origins

Origin of barrette¹

C20: from French: a little bar, from barre bar ¹

Example Sentences

He had on tan pants and a white T-shirt, had a goatee, and his overgrown hair was held back to one side with a barrette.

From The Daily Beast

One man was holding his sleeping toddler whose barrette was falling out of her hair from a long day of dancing next to the palace.

From The Daily Beast

She reached up as she spoke to fasten back her curls with the shell barrette that usually held them at the back of her neck.

From Project Gutenberg

The King was so indignant that he was very near refusing him the barrette.

From Project Gutenberg

Barthélemy Barrette asked me, on the day after that unbought feast at Royaulieu.

From Project Gutenberg