Definition of pigtail
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: tobacco in small twisted strands or rolls
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: a tight braid of hair
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Our first opponent, the Georgia College Lynx Rufus, had a star player of its own, a lanky speed demon named Katherine Yost with two pigtail braids.
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Most of the top female UFC fighters usually do pigtails for their fights.
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Some of the girls are wearing the hijab; others sport the pigtails of Japanese idol bands.
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Young Hindu girls traditionally wear two pigtail braids and then transition into womanhood with a single long braid.
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Thom Browne Inspired by 1867 novel Tom Brown’s School Days, Browne explored adolescence with pronounced plaid outwear, sumptuous gray uniforms, and long pigtail braids adorned with red, white, and blue bows.
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Over her pigtail braids (matching her mom's braid-on-braid updo), Blue wore a delicate diamond tiara, also by Lorraine Schwartz, according to People.
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Mam was well-known and popular in their small village, a happy, pretty girl with pigtails.
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For her performance on Sunday, Cardi jumped from the ’80s to the ’90s, dressing in high-waisted white pants, a bustier top, and pigtails as an homage to TLC, one of the decade’s favorite girl groups.
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