Hairpin
noun
A piece of wire or metal, bent into a U shape, used to hold hair in place.
She put her hair up with a hairpin.
Often appears as...
- hairpin bend
- hairpin turn
noun
A sharp, U-shaped bend in a road.
He drove cautiously around the hairpin bend.
Often appears as...
- hairpin bend
- hairpin turn
noun
A piece of wire or metal, bent into a U shape, used to hold hair in place.
She put her hair up with a hairpin.
Often appears as...
- hairpin bend
- hairpin turn
noun
A sharp, U-shaped bend in a road.
He drove cautiously around the hairpin bend.
Often appears as...
- hairpin bend
- hairpin turn
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Staple
Hairpins are commonly used for styling, especially in formal hairstyles or everyday updos.
During her performance, her hair stayed perfect thanks to several hairpins.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Accessory
Hairpins not only style hair but also keep it away from the face for convenience or work.
The chef used a hairpin to prevent her hair from falling into the food.
Pro Tip 3/3Invisibility
A well-placed hairpin can be nearly invisible, hidden beneath layers of hair for a clean look.
She loved how the hairpins were hidden, making her hairstyle seem effortless.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Staple
Hairpins are commonly used for styling, especially in formal hairstyles or everyday updos.
During her performance, her hair stayed perfect thanks to several hairpins.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Accessory
Hairpins not only style hair but also keep it away from the face for convenience or work.
The chef used a hairpin to prevent her hair from falling into the food.
Pro Tip 3/3Invisibility
A well-placed hairpin can be nearly invisible, hidden beneath layers of hair for a clean look.
She loved how the hairpins were hidden, making her hairstyle seem effortless.
Pro Tip 1/3Fashion Staple
Hairpins are commonly used for styling, especially in formal hairstyles or everyday updos.
During her performance, her hair stayed perfect thanks to several hairpins.
Pro Tip 2/3Practical Accessory
Hairpins not only style hair but also keep it away from the face for convenience or work.
The chef used a hairpin to prevent her hair from falling into the food.
Pro Tip 3/3Invisibility
A well-placed hairpin can be nearly invisible, hidden beneath layers of hair for a clean look.
She loved how the hairpins were hidden, making her hairstyle seem effortless.
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Putting a Species on the...
including hairpins parents and they were dispersed across zoos all around the world and this was an incredible opportunity because Sumatran rhinos hadn't been in the care of zoos before so it was an amazing opportunity to learn about both their husbandry and care as well as their nutrition because
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The ethical dilemma of...
Programmers? Companies? Governments? Reality may not play out exactly like our thought experiments, but that's not the point. They're designed to isolate and stress test our intuitions on ethics, just like science experiments do for the physical world. Spotting these moral hairpin turns now
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My journey to thank all...
And it was in a small mountain town, and I was driven there along these curvy, cliffside roads. And every time we went around a hairpin turn the driver would do the sign of the cross. And I was like, "Thank you for that.
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Putting a Species on the...
including hairpins parents and they were dispersed across zoos all around the world and this was an incredible opportunity because Sumatran rhinos hadn't been in the care of zoos before so it was an amazing opportunity to learn about both their husbandry and care as well as their nutrition because
Video examples
The ethical dilemma of...
Programmers? Companies? Governments? Reality may not play out exactly like our thought experiments, but that's not the point. They're designed to isolate and stress test our intuitions on ethics, just like science experiments do for the physical world. Spotting these moral hairpin turns now
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My journey to thank all...
And it was in a small mountain town, and I was driven there along these curvy, cliffside roads. And every time we went around a hairpin turn the driver would do the sign of the cross. And I was like, "Thank you for that.
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Anthony Fantano
American Celebrity
Justin Broadrick's career isn't widely celebrated, but it's still shockingly uncompromising. From his place at the beginning of grindcore with Napalm Death to his role in Godflesh's expansion of industrial metal, the U.K. musician specializes in artistic hairpin turns.
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Charley Boorman
English Actor
I remember taking a 4x4 up the Sani Pass in South Africa, which goes up into Lesotho. It's a dangerous hairpin trail on this treacherous road and I went up in winter. Half of the road stays in the shade. We turned the corner on this hairpin and just hit black ice.
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Vidal Sassoon
British Businessman
I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.
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Sean Lock
English Comedian
I'm amazed by how angry people get about new art, particularly new sculptures in their town. The people who hate new sculpture usually find their type of art on birthday cards, pictures of a vintage car going round a hairpin bend and suchlike.
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Amity Gaige
American Novelist
In the best writers, the outward-reaching interest in the 'found subject' leads back at a hairpin to some uncomfortable inner recognition that the writer has journeyed very far to see; he comes home half-dead.
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Mary Helen Bowers
American Dancer
For the hair, a few French hairpins and a tortoiseshell clip will dress up any bun!
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Anthony Fantano
American Celebrity
Justin Broadrick's career isn't widely celebrated, but it's still shockingly uncompromising. From his place at the beginning of grindcore with Napalm Death to his role in Godflesh's expansion of industrial metal, the U.K. musician specializes in artistic hairpin turns.
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Charley Boorman
English Actor
I remember taking a 4x4 up the Sani Pass in South Africa, which goes up into Lesotho. It's a dangerous hairpin trail on this treacherous road and I went up in winter. Half of the road stays in the shade. We turned the corner on this hairpin and just hit black ice.
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Vidal Sassoon
British Businessman
I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.
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Sean Lock
English Comedian
I'm amazed by how angry people get about new art, particularly new sculptures in their town. The people who hate new sculpture usually find their type of art on birthday cards, pictures of a vintage car going round a hairpin bend and suchlike.
Quote examples
Amity Gaige
American Novelist
In the best writers, the outward-reaching interest in the 'found subject' leads back at a hairpin to some uncomfortable inner recognition that the writer has journeyed very far to see; he comes home half-dead.
Quote examples
Mary Helen Bowers
American Dancer
For the hair, a few French hairpins and a tortoiseshell clip will dress up any bun!
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