barrette /bəˈɹɛt/noun 3verb 1forms 3 noun3 •A clasp or clip for gathering and holding the hair. •A bar used to mount medals of chivalric orders. •Synonym of katepimeron. verb1 •To put (hair) into a barrette.The standing woman is overweight, with scraped-back and barretted bleach- blond hair and a jowly face of detonated capillaries. — 2004 formsbarretted · barretting · barrettes