hair elastic
noun [ C ] uk/ˈheər iˌlæs.tɪk/ us/ˈher iˌlæs.tɪk/
松紧头绳
a small piece of elastic (= material that stretches), made into a ring shape and sometimes covered with cloth, used for holding hair, especially for holding long hair at the back or top of the head
She always keeps a hair elastic on her wrist in case she needs to tie her hair back. 她总是在手腕上留一根松紧头绳，准备需要时将头发系在脑后。
Compare: hair tiescrunchybobble noun (FOR HAIR)
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- Try piling your hair into a ponytail on the top of your head while it dries, held by a covered hair elastic.
- They sell funky hair elastics made from bits of clear Perspex in different colours.
- I always put something sparkly in my hair, whether it's a clip, hairband, or hair elastic.
- When my jeans got too tight I put a hair elastic through the buttonhole and stretched the looped ends around the button.