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pigtailed

pigtailed

1 3.8
Having hair tied into two ponytails at the sides
  • adjective
  • /ˈpɪɡˌteɪld/
translation icon : coletas
  • Jared was frowning as the pigtailed man scrambled back up the crowded gangplank.
  • pigtailed girl
  • little pigtailed

Examples

  • The straight-haired, pigtailed girl in the picture, Topaz at seven, seemed to be laughing at her.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • As if by magic, the sidewalks were suddenly filled with hundreds of small pigtailed men dressed in dark blue tunic shirts.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Tokusho watched as her pigtailed figure slid down the hill and disappeared into the forest shadows.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Connies of all ages, babies in cribs, bitter crones, pigtailed girls, and children yet unborn.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The little girl with pigtailed hair raced around the playground, giggling happily.

  • During the parade, I spotted a pigtailed child waving a colorful flag with excitement.

  • The pigtailed girl wore a bright dress that swayed as she danced at the festival.

Synonyms

braided
vspigtailed
1 2.7

Made by crossing strands together, like hair or rope

is hair tied into two separate tail like sections rather than woven

Antonyms

bald
280 1.0

Having little or no hair on the head

Surface Forms

pigtailed positive

Morphology

pigtailed = pigtail (transparent) = pig + tail + ed

The noun 'pigtail' (hairstyle) plus '-ed' straightforwardly yields 'having pigtails', so learners who know 'pigtail' will infer the adjective.

Etymology

The word pigtailed for hair comes from the parts pig and tail, and one popular idea is that two braids or tied sections look like a pig's curled 'tail'. So if someone is pigtailed, their hair is tied into 'tails' at the sides or back.