English Explanatory Dictionary

hair pipe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of long, cylindrical bead from North America used in the creation of personal adornments, principally by Native Americans.

Word forms

hair pipe hair pipes hair-pipe hairpipe

Etymology

Obscure, possibly from hair + pipe, as a description of one of its uses. Earliest known usage from 1767.

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