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pigtail
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pigtail has 1 sense
- pigtail(n = noun.body) - a plait of braided hair; is a kind of braid, plait, tress, twist
CIDE DICTIONARY
pigtail, n.
- The tail of a pig. [1913 Webster]
- A cue, or queue. J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster]
- A kind of twisted chewing tobacco. [1913 Webster]"The tobacco he usually cheweth, called pigtail." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pigtail, n.
1 a plait of hair hanging from the back of the head, or either of a pair at the sides.
2 a thin twist of tobacco.
1 a plait of hair hanging from the back of the head, or either of a pair at the sides.
2 a thin twist of tobacco.
Derivative
pigtailed adj.
THESAURUS
pigtail
braid, brush, bun, cauda, caudal appendage, caudation, cavendish, chaw, chew, chewing tobacco, chignon, coil, cud, cue, cut plug, dock, eating tobacco, fantail, fid, knot, navy, navy plug, plait, queue, quid, rattail, stub, tail, tailpiece, tobacco juice, topknot, twistROGET THESAURUS
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Pendency
N pendency, dependency, suspension, hanging, pedicel, pedicle, peduncle, tail, train, flap, skirt, pigtail, pony tail, pendulum, hangnail peg, knob, button, hook, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook, fastening, spar, horse, pendent, pendulous, pensile, hanging, beetling, jutting over, overhanging, projecting, dependent, suspended, loose, flowing, having a peduncle, pedunculate, tailed, caudate.
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