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fishtail

fishtail

1 3.9
A braid made by crossing two small sections of hair so it looks like the tail of a fish
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪʃteɪl/
translation icon : trenza de pez
  • My favorite kinds of fishtail braids are messy and pully.
  • fishtail braid

Like that next I'm going to do a fishtail braid.

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Examples

  • Do a fishtail braid or two (I'm doing two).

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  • Crisscross your second color over the first color, using the fishtail braid technique that you learned from this post.

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  • Listen, you can't go wrong with any fishtail, right?

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  • Now, Joyce, what about those fishtail clips for number one?

    Aces High (1976)

  • A fishtail is actually one of the few things that I do know how to do with hair; too bad I got mine chopped too short for that.

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  • And also a good thing about this look is it's going to be a nice messy fishtail, so you don't have to worry about it being perfect.

    Carli Bybel

  • Today's DIY project is inspired by one of my favorite things to do to my hair in the summer: the fishtail braid.

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  • The only fishtails I have been lucky to wear were done by my cousin (she is in California, I am in Montana, so this is not an everyday option, unfortunately).

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  • Even though my daughter is brilliant when it comes to hairstyles with braids, fishtails, pins, and curls, it was just not me.

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  • She styled her hair in a fishtail braid for the party, giving it an elegant look.

Synonyms

braid
vsfishtail
47 1.3

A hairstyle made by weaving three or more strands of hair together

uses only two strands crossed to make a taillike pattern

Compounds

fishtail bit
  • Specialized
9.9

A cutting tool that attaches to a drill to make holes in rock or soil

fishtail palm
  • Indian
8.3

A tree from warm countries with leaves shaped like a fish tail

How Elaborate

fishtail
1 3.9
braid
47 1.3
twist
8 4.0

Surface Forms

fishtail singular
fishtails plural

Morphology

fishtail = fish + tail (transparent) = fish + tail

The hairstyle is named for its close visual resemblance to a fish's tail, a direct descriptive compound.

Etymology

Fishtail for a braid is named because the braid looks like a fish's tail, made by crossing two sections into a pointed pattern. So a fishtail is a type of braid that looks like a fish's tail.