pigtail
noun/ˈpɪɡteɪl/
/ˈpɪɡteɪl/
(British English) (also braid North American English, British English)
- hair that is tied together into one or two bunches and twisted into a plait or plaits, worn either at the back of the head or one on each side of the head
- The long golden pigtails hung down her back.
- in pigtails She wore her hair in pigtails.
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