[ 'kə:bi ]
(also trademark Kirbigrip )
■ noun Brit. a hairgrip consisting of a thin folded and sprung metal strip.
Origin
1920s: named after Kirby , Beard & Co. Ltd, the original manufacturers.
[ 'kə:bi ]
(also trademark Kirbigrip )
■ noun Brit. a hairgrip consisting of a thin folded and sprung metal strip.
Origin
1920s: named after Kirby , Beard & Co. Ltd, the original manufacturers.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004