hair pipe

== English == === Alternative forms === hair-pipe, hairpipe === Etymology === Obscure, possibly from hair +‎ pipe, as a description of one of its uses. Earliest known usage from 1767. === Noun === hair pipe (plural hair pipes) A type of long, cylindrical bead from North America used in the creation of personal adornments, principally by Native Americans. === References === === Further reading === John C. Ewers (1957), “Hair Pipes in Plains Indian Adornment: A Study in Indian and White Ingenuity”, in Anthropological Papers‎[5], volume 164, number 50, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, →OCLC. Smithsonian Institution Libraries Electronic Edition.