Antonyms for pigtail
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : pig-teyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪgˌteɪl |
Definition of pigtail
Origin :- 1680s, "tobacco in a twisted roll," from pig (n.) + tail (n.). So called from resemblance. Meaning "braid of hair" is from 1753, when it was a fashion among soldiers and sailors. Applied variously to other objects or parts thought to resemble this in appearance.
- As in braid : noun interwoven hair style
- As in coiffure : noun hairstyle
- As in hairstyle : noun cut, style of a head of hair
- As in braid : verb interweave
- As in plait : verb braid
- She put the end of a pigtail in her mouth and sat down on the chair opposite.
- Extract from : « Dream Town » by Henry Slesar
- And, now, if you will give me that pigtail, I will try to sew it to this skull-cap.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
- After a time the woman produced Charlie's pigtail, and handed it to the man to look at.
- Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1905. » by Various
- Patch: Was n't it Noah, Captain; as got his pigtail cut by some designin' woman?
- Extract from : « Wappin' Wharf » by Charles S. Brooks
- With the pigtail coiled inside of the lost shoe, Mell ran on.
- Extract from : « Nine Little Goslings » by Susan Coolidge
- The carpentry instructor; A taint of Hinduism; he retains his pigtail.
- Extract from : « India and the Indians » by Edward F. Elwin
- He was dressed in powder and a pigtail, quite in the old fashion.
- Extract from : « Burlesques » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- I have half a mind to go after him and tweak his pigtail soundly.
- Extract from : « A Chinese Command » by Harry Collingwood
- "You can be right smart when you've got nothing else on your mind, Pigtail," he said.
- Extract from : « The Mississippi Saucer » by Frank Belknap Long
- There was that little matter of the pigtail the other morning!
- Extract from : « Tom and Some Other Girls » by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Synonyms for pigtail
- afro
- beehive
- blow dry
- bob
- bouffant
- braid
- braids
- brushcut
- bubble
- bun
- chignon
- coiffure
- complect
- corn rows
- crease
- crew cut
- crewcut
- cue
- cut
- DA
- do
- dreadlocks
- dreads
- ducktail
- entwine
- fade
- feather cut
- flattop
- flip
- flute
- fold
- fuzz cut
- hair
- hair-comb
- haircut
- hairdo
- headdress
- horse tail
- interknit
- interlace
- intertwine
- interweave
- knit
- lace
- mesh
- mohawk
- natural
- pageboy
- permanent
- pigtail
- pigtails
- pixie
- plait
- plat
- pleach
- pleat
- ponytail
- queue
- ravel
- razor cut
- tail
- tease
- tress
- trim
- tuck
- twine
- twist
- wave
- weave
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