hairpin
noun/ˈheəpɪn/
/ˈherpɪn/
- a small thin piece of wire that is folded in the middle, used by women for holding their hair in place compare hairgripTopics Clothes and Fashionc2
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- (also hairpin turn, British English also hairpin bend, North American English also hairpin curve)a sharp U-shaped bend in a road, especially a mountain road
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