pigtail
pronunciation
How to pronounce pigtail in British English:
UK [ˈpɪgteɪl]
How to pronounce pigtail in American English:
US [ˈpɪɡˌtel]
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- Noun:
- a braid of hair on either side of the face
Word Origin
- pigtail (n.)
- 1680s, "tobacco in a twisted roll," from pig (n.) + tail (n.). So called from resemblance. Meaning "braid of hair" is from 1753, when it was a fashion among soldiers and sailors. Applied variously to other objects or parts thought to resemble this in appearance.
Example
- 1. China banned the pigtail in 1911 as it was seen as a symbol of feudalism .
- 2. Though skilful in adopting chinese culture and traditions , the way in which the qing forced non-manchus to wear a pigtail was an obvious sign of domination .
- 3. Oh how brief - a mouse tail , a pigtail - is the tail of a comet !
- 4. When zhou was born in 1906 chinese men still wore their hair in a long pigtail the qing dynasty still ruled china and theodore roosevelt was in the white house .