/ ˈbɑːnɪt; NAmE ˈbɑːrn-/ noun
( BrE , informal ) a person's hair
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from rhyming slang barnet fair , the name of a famous horse fair held at Barnet , Hertfordshire, England.
/ ˈbɑːnɪt; NAmE ˈbɑːrn-/ noun
( BrE , informal ) a person's hair
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from rhyming slang barnet fair , the name of a famous horse fair held at Barnet , Hertfordshire, England.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005