hairpin
English Edit
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Etymology Edit
From hair + pin, 1788 (as hair pin). Adjective sense 1906 in hairpin turn etc.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
hairpin (plural hairpins)
- A pin or fastener for the hair.
- (biology) A kind of ribozyme; hairpin ribozyme.
- (chiefly attributive) A very tight bend in a road; a hairpin bend.
- 2009, Bob Sehlinger, Grant Rafter, Beyond Disney, page 280:
- 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.
- (music) An elongated horizontal v-shaped sign placed underneath a staff to indicate a crescendo or decrescendo.
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Descendants Edit
- → Japanese: ヘアピン
Translations Edit
pin or fastener for the hair
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tight bend — see hairpin bend
See also Edit
References Edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “hairpin”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.