barrette
Definitions of barrette
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cylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springs; when they are aligned with a key the bolt can be throwntype of:gorgea movable obstruction in a lock that must be adjusted to a given position (as by a key) before the bolt can be thrown
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Power Suffix: -ette
A borrowing from Middle French, -ette is a diminutive suffix. There are two widely used senses of this suffix: the first denotes the smallness of an object and the second refers to a woman carrying out the role of the root word.
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