Kirbigrip®

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• kirby grip — [ kə:bi] (also trademark Kirbigrip) noun Brit. a hairgrip consisting of a thin folded and sprung metal strip. Origin 1920s: named after Kirby, Beard & Co. Ltd, the original manufacturers …   English new terms dictionary

• kirby grip — (also trademark Kirbigrip) ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a hairgrip consisting of a thin folded and sprung metal strip. ORIGIN named after Kirby, Beard, & Co. Ltd, the original manufacturers …   English terms dictionary

• kirby-grip — n. (also Kirbigrip propr.) a type of sprung hairgrip. Etymology: Kirby, part of orig. manufacturer s name …   Useful english dictionary