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BARRETTE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barrette mean?
• BARRETTE (noun)
The noun BARRETTE has 1 sense:
1. a pin for holding women's hair in place
Familiarity information: BARRETTE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pin for holding women's hair in place
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("barrette" is a kind of...):
pin (a small slender (often pointed) piece of wood or metal used to support or fasten or attach things)
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