pigtail
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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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Wrap one pigtail over the crown of your head and pin in place, and leave the second dangling over one shoulder. — Maureen Choi, Marie Claire, "What It's Like to Go Glamping at Firefly Music Festival," 16 June 2017 Steve was kind of like the kids in grade school and the boy pulling your pigtails. — Jason Scott, Billboard, "'Car Wheels on a Gravel Road' Turns 20: Lucinda Williams & Producer Steve Earle Reflect on Her Masterpiece," 30 June 2018 Adam Garrison as Henry, the tech director in pigtails trying to design tech from a cow’s ear (no budget), delivers a dandy performance as well. — Patti Restivo, Howard County Times, "Laurel Mill Playhouse presents 'Laughing Stock'," 6 July 2018 Don’t let the little red pigtails fool you, Wendy’s was among the most vicious after Monday’s less-than-sizzling announcement from the breakfast chain. — David Selig, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Wendy’s grills IHOb over new burger promotion — and there were plenty of other Twitter burns," 11 June 2018 Nick Carter channeled Baby Spice in a pink dress and pigtails and Kevin Richardson channeled Posh Spice in a black jumpsuit and sunglasses. — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, "The Backstreet Boys dressed as the Spice Girls to celebrate 'girl power'," 9 May 2018 And the music video finds Anne-Marie donning Spears’s Catholic school-girl ensemble and pigtails and even playing puppet à la ‘NSYNC. — Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE.com, "Pop Star Anne-Marie Channels Britney Spears, 'NSYNC in Nostalgia-Fueled '2002' Music Video," 8 May 2018 Enter, Luna Simone Stephens, the 21-month old daughter to Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, who is regularly seen out and about sporting a set of carefree pigtails or halo of curls. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "This Celebrity Toddler is Taking Street Style Beauty Cues from North West," 1 Feb. 2018 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. — Michael W. Miller, WSJ, "A Clueless Dad’s Strange Trip to the Ultimate Tournament," 24 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pigtail.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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: a tight braid of hair
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