HAIRPIN


Meaning of HAIRPIN in English

/hair"pin'/ , n.

1. a slender U-shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.

adj.

2. (of a road, curve in a road, etc.) sharply curved back, as in a U shape: a hairpin turn.

[ 1770-80; HAIR + PIN ]

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