英语词汇“pigtail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A pigtail is a section of hair tied at the back or sides of a person's head so that it sticks out a little or hangs down. Although pigs only have one, pigtails often come in pairs.

Some people think pigtails and braids are two different hairstyles (and often, a single pony tail to be a third), but others just call them all pigtails. The word, an American invention, originally described a twisted piece of chewing tobacco that was thought to resemble a pig's curly tail. The hairstyle was first called pigtails in the mid-1700s.

WORD FAMILY

pigtail: pigtails

USAGE EXAMPLES

Familiar elements remain, including the baron’s famously upturned pigtail, which once supposedly pulled him and his horse from a swamp.

New York Times(Dec 25, 2016)

“A lot of options were considered. Jetpacks. The character being an insect. I considered a girl that spun her pigtails to propeller around,” Andersen said.

The Guardian(Nov 07, 2016)

Two young twins, in identical pigtails and red-checkered smocks, gaze out at us from a boat taking them to school.

The New Yorker(Oct 25, 2016)

n a plait of braided hair

Hyper

braid, plait, tress, twist

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

单词	pigtail
释义	pigtail (once / 5910 pages) n A pigtail is a section of hair tied at the back or sides of a person's head so that it sticks out a little or hangs down. Although pigs only have one, pigtails often come in pairs. Some people think pigtails and braids are two different hairstyles (and often, a single pony tail to be a third), but others just call them all pigtails. The word, an American invention, originally described a twisted piece of chewing tobacco that was thought to resemble a pig's curly tail. The hairstyle was first called pigtails in the mid-1700s. WORD FAMILY pigtail: pigtails USAGE EXAMPLES Familiar elements remain, including the baron’s famously upturned pigtail, which once supposedly pulled him and his horse from a swamp. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) “A lot of options were considered. Jetpacks. The character being an insect. I considered a girl that spun her pigtails to propeller around,” Andersen said. The Guardian(Nov 07, 2016) Two young twins, in identical pigtails and red-checkered smocks, gaze out at us from a boat taking them to school. The New Yorker(Oct 25, 2016) n a plait of braided hair Hyper braid, plait, tress, twist a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
随便看	spaniel Spanish Spanish American Spanish-American War Spanish Armada Spanish bayonet Spanish broom Spanish burgoo Spanish capital Spanish cedar Spanish cedar tree Spanish chestnut Spanish Civil War Spanish dagger Spanish elm Spanish fly Spanish garlic Spanish gorse Spanish grunt Spanish Guinea Spanish heath Spanish Inquisition Spanish iris Spanish lime Spanish lime tree