2. Noun. hairstyle similar to plaits ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pigtails
1. pigtail [n] - See also: pigtail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pigtails
Literary usage of Pigtails
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: Giving the Derivation, Source, Or Origin of by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer (1898)
"The Chinese; eo called because the Tartar tonsure and braided queue are тегу
general. " We laid away telling one another of the pigtails till we both ..."
2. China and the Allies by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1901)
"... love—A touching scene—The houses in the Imperial City—Articles of foreign
manufacture—Six strangled—A tortured eunuch—pigtails cut off—Cruelty. ..."
3. Napoleon at the Boulogne Camp: (based on Numerous Hitherto Unpublished by Fernand Nicolaÿ (1907)
"The Gardens and Swans at the Post of Observation—Epaulettes, pigtails, Beer,
Barrels. IT has been said of Napoleon that he never interrogated or consulted ..."
4. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"An Obstructing Bar — The Will of Heaven—Almond Eyes and pigtails — Noiseless
John —How John Chinaman Treats Americans in Shanghai — Colossal Conceit—The ..."
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