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Definition of pigtail
1 : tobacco in small twisted strands or rolls
2 : a tight braid of hair
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The girl’s hair is in pigtails, secured with what appear to be pink ribbons.
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Create two low, loose pigtails and secure with a clear elastic.
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On Thursday, my unintentional guide was someone with pigtails, black lipstick, an unzipped black jacket and no shirt underneath.
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At one point during the deluge of sniper fire from the cemetery, a small girl with pigtails, in a pink sweater, appeared on the road.
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I was paired with Erika, a 12-year-old who wore blue and white barrettes at the ends of her pigtails.
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For women, McInnes discourages anyone older than 25 from wearing pigtails.
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