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hairpin definition

hair·pin (-pin′)

noun

a small, usually -shaped, piece of wire, shell, etc., for keeping the hair or a headdress in place

adjective

formed like a hairpin a hairpin turn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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