hairpin
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hairpin
- /ˈhɛə.pɪn/ UK
- /ˈhɛɚ.pɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.
noun hairpins · hair pin · hair-pin
- A pin or fastener for the hair.
- A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.
- A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend. The variety of angles in the course, from slow bends to hairpins, will both test your skill as a driver and allow you the opportunity to pass other carts.
- An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.
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noun pin or fastener for the hair
| Español | horquilla, gancho, pinche, ondulín, rascamoño, pincho |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 머리핀 meoripin, 헤어핀 heeopin |
| 日本語 | ヘアピン heapin |
| 中文 | 釵 /钗 chāi, 簪 zān, 髮夾 /发夹, 髮卡 /发卡 fàqiǎ, fǎqiǎ |
| Português | grampo, gancho |
| Français | épingle à cheveux, épingle |
| Deutsch | Haarnadel |
| Italiano | forcina |
| Ελληνικά | φουρκέτα fourkéta |
| Русский | шпи́лька špílʹka, шпи́лька для воло́с špílʹka dlja volós, зако́лка zakólka |
| Tiếng Việt | trâm, thoa |
| العربية | دَبُّوس |
Talk about this word "hairpin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hairpin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hairpin. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hairpin "hairpin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hairpin.Cite this
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title = {hairpin},
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