10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KIRBIGRIP»
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Concise English Dictionary
Kirbigrip* kirby-grip, kirbigrip kur'bi-grip, n. a kind of hair-grip. [From Kirby, the
name of one of the original manufacturers.! kirk kirk, kurk, (Scot.) n. church, in any
sense: by English Episcopalians sometimes specially applied to the Church of ...
Although kinky can mean twisted or curly, as in kinky hair, its most usual meaning
refers to sexual perversion, so this word needs to be used with care. See
PERVERSE. kirby-grip,. Kirbigrip. See HAIRPIN. knell,. knoll. knell noun, is the
sound ...
Graham Pointon, Stewart Clark, 2014
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Central African Journal of Medicine
Jocrnal or Medici m Removal of a "Kirbigrip" from Infant's Stomach BY C. A.
FISHER, O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.S., Chief Medical Officer and Surgeon, Luanshya, N.
Rhodesia. Of all the metallic foreign bodies which may require removal from the ...
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Chambers concise dictionary
... inventing it] Kirbigrip (trademark) or kirbigrip or kirby grip / 'ka:- bignp/ > n a
type of hairgrip with one straight side and the other bent into ridges to prevent
slipping. Also (colloq) called kirby (kirbies). [1920s: named after Kirby, one of the
...
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
Kirbigrip (trademark) or kirbigrip or kirby grip /'k3:bignp/ e» noun a type of hairgrip
with one straight side and the other bent into ridges to prevent slipping. Also (
colloq) called kirby (kirbies). © 1920s: named after Kirby, one of the original ...
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Chinstraps, Nose-moulds & Corsets: A Shopper's Guide to ...
Marie Rose. invented the The New Discovery. famous 'Kirbigrip', but there were
many An Instantaneous yet PERFECTLY HARMLESS method of CURLING or
WAVING the HAIR. MOORE'S Hot.air Chamber' SIMPLE « f md CLEAN. i*.
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Oxford Dictionary of English
ORIGIN 19605: named after Canon Félix Kir (1876— 1968), a mayor of Dijon
who is said to have invented the recipe. kirby grip /'ko:bi/ (also trademark
Kirbigrip) D noun Brit. a type of hairgrip consisting of a thin folded and sprung
metal strip or ...
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The History of Knitting Pin Gauges
... they failed to compete in the needle trade and were forced to buy in from
Milwards and resell in their own wrappers. They were more successful with their
haberdashery business, particularly with their needle cases and the famous
Kirbigrip, ...
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God save the Queen!: Britain in 1952
KIRBIGRIP. form of headwear. 'Bowler Hat Week' had been launched in. for tkose
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grip* hair more firmly Buy them at your Store ! Also PINS, QTI SAFETY PINS, ...
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The Chambers Dictionary
[Ar qirha] Kirbigrip" . kirby-gripor kirbigripAur bi-grip.n-akindof hair-grip, a U-
shaped piece of springy metal with one side ridged to prevent slipping. [From
Kirby, the name of one of the original manufacturers] kirimon ke 'ri-mon. n one of
the two ...
