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Word entry · 7 letters

pigtail

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"Braided hairstyle"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/Part of speech nounSorted agiilptStarts with PEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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"Braided hairstyle"2 answers
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Filled answer is this word (PIGTAIL).

Definitions

  1. a plait of braided hair

Word origin

From pig + tail.

Used in a sentence

  • One person […] continued constantly to ply him with the very best pig-tail tobacco, which he had most carefully cut in very small pieces purposely for him.
  • Let padded breasts, high coat collars, stiff stocks, broad-shouldered straps, tight belts, trowser-straps and boots be consigned to the tomb of pigtails and powder.
  • [I]t was something that every schoolboy of my generation almost `had' to do, as obligatory a proof of impending manliness as scrumping apples or pulling girls' pigtails.

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