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Definition of Hairpin
1. Noun. A double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place.
Definition of Hairpin
1. n. A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the hair in place, -- used by women.
Definition of Hairpin
1. Adjective. Characterized by an abrupt or extreme bend; shaped like a hairpin. ¹
2. Noun. A pin or fastener for the hair. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hairpin
1. a hair fastener [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hairpin
1. The structure formed by a polynucleic acid by base-pairing between neighboring complementary sequences of a single strand of either DNA or RNA. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hairpin
Literary usage of Hairpin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. University of California Publications in Education by University of California (1868-1952) (1920)
"1 Finding a hairpin brings a new friend 2 2 If you find a hairpin, it is a sign
that you will get a letter 2 3 If you find a hairpin, you are going to have ..."
2. Diseases of the Dog and Their Treatment by Georg Alfred Müller, Alexander Glass (1911)
"hairpin method of anastomosis, first stage (French). ligate any vessel that would
supply any but the portion removed. The vessels are ligated by means of a ..."
3. Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists by American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (1900)
"... itching with an ordinary steel wire hairpin, it slipped into the bladder and
formed the nucleus for the development of the large phosphatic calculus. ..."
4. Transactions of the Society of Alumni of Bellevue Hospital by Bellevue Hospital Society of Alumni, Bellevue Hospital, Society of Alumni (1898)
"Removal of a hairpin from the Uterus.—Dr. BARROWS also exhibited a hairpin ...
She had used a hairpin for this purpose, and it had finally escaped from her ..."
5. The War Diary of a Diplomat by Lee Meriwether (1919)
"... our chauffeur, is a man who talks with his hands as well as with his tongue.
Even while negotiating a hairpin turn alongside a profound abyss, ..."
6. Practical Street Construction: Planning Streets and Designing and by Amory Prescott Folwell (1916)
"On a level, the resistance would be only 25 pounds and consequently require only
Courtesy, Barrett Co. FIG. 127—"hairpin TURN" ON HILLSIDE STREET. ..."
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