hairclip

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A form of hair clip — A clip to hold back the hair.

OriginEnglish clip ← Middle English clippen ← Old English clyppan →
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Meanings

nounhairclip (plural hairclips)

plural hairclips

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of hair clip.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*hērą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hār
  3. Old Englishhǣr
  4. Middle Englishher
  5. Englishhair
  6. Proto-Indo-European*gel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*b(ʰ)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*gelb(ʰ)-
  9. Proto-Germanic*klupjaną
  10. Old Englishclyppan
  11. Middle Englishclippen
  12. Englishclip
  13. Englishhairclip

From hair + clip.

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APA

hairclip. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairclip

MLA

“hairclip.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairclip. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hairclip,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hairclip.

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