- pigtail
- noun Date: 1688 1. tobacco in small twisted strands or rolls 2. a tight braid of hair
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Pigtail — Pig tail , n. 1. The tail of a pig. [1913 Webster] 2. (Hair Dressing) A cue, or queue. J. & H. Smith. [1913 Webster] 3. A kind of twisted chewing tobacco. [1913 Webster] The tobacco he usually cheweth, called pigtail. Swift. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pigtail — (n.) 1680s, tobacco in a twisted roll, from PIG (Cf. pig) (n.) + TAIL (Cf. tail) (n.). So called from resemblance. Meaning braid of hair is from 1753, when it was a fashion among soldiers and sailors … Etymology dictionary
pigtail — ► NOUN ▪ a plaited lock of hair worn singly at the back or on each side of the head. DERIVATIVES pigtailed adjective … English terms dictionary
pigtail — [pig′tāl΄] n. 1. tobacco in a twisted roll 2. a long braid of hair hanging at the back of the head … English World dictionary
Pigtail — A pigtail (also known as Twin Tail(ツインテール/TsuinTe ru) in Japan)Fact|date=October 2008 is another name for hair styled into a large braid that extends down or out from the head. In analogy to the ponytail hairstyle and the long, free flowing tail… … Wikipedia
pigtail — UK [ˈpɪɡˌteɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms pigtail : singular pigtail plural pigtails 1) a length of hair formed by twisting three separate lengths of hair over each other, worn either behind or at the sides of the head 2) [usually plural] a … English dictionary
Pigtail — Das Wort Pigtail (engl. für „Schweineschwanz“) bezeichnet: Eine Frisur, den Zopf, oder auch den Zopfring, einen Haarschmuck. In der Netzwerktechnik ein Patchkabel. In der Hochfrequenztechnik ein kurzes Kabel, welches an beiden Enden mit HF… … Deutsch Wikipedia
pigtail — One name for the covalent assembly of sugars linked to phosphatidyl inositol joined to the C terminal residue of many proteins by a modified ethanolamine residue. Also called a greasy foot. Another term for this modification is glypiation. The… … Dictionary of molecular biology
pigtail — [[t]pɪ̱gteɪl[/t]] pigtails N COUNT If someone has a pigtail or pigtails, their hair is plaited or braided into one or two lengths. ...a little girl with pigtails. Syn: plait, braid … English dictionary
pigtail — vielinis išvadas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. pigtail; wire lead vok. Drahtanschluß, m; Drahtzuleitung, f rus. проволочный вывод, m pranc. sortie en fil, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
pigtail — lankstusis išvadas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. compliant lead; flexible lead; pigtail vok. biegsamer Leiter, m; flexible Zuleitung, f rus. гибкий вывод, m pranc. broche flexible, f; conducteur flexible, m; patte flexible … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
