pigtail /ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/noun 9verb 1forms 3 noun9 •The tail of a pig. •A braided plait of hair; queue.Let padded breasts, high coat collars, stiff stocks, broad-shouldered straps, tight belts, trowser-straps and boots be consigned to the tomb of pigtails and powder. — 1861 •Either of a pair of braids or tails worn on the sides of the head.[I]t was something that every schoolboy of my generation almost `had' to do, as obligatory a proof of impending manliness as scrumping apples or pulling girls' pigtails. — 2000 •[in the plural] A hairstyle with a pair of pigtails. •A short length of twisted electrical wire. •Twisted stent terminal; stent-end, usually but not necessarily a different fastened part. •Tobacco twisted into a string or roll.One person […] continued constantly to ply him with the very best pig-tail tobacco, which he had most carefully cut in very small pieces purposely for him. — 1828 •[in the plural] (informal) A person who wears pigtails.[…] Chinese, whom he called “pigtails”; or Indians, whom he dismissed as “baboos.” — 2021 •The flamingo flower (anthurium) verb1 •To connect wires of a circuit by means of a short additional wire. formspigtailed · pigtailing · pigtails
