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pigtail

/ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/

Translations

pigtailnoun

pigtails

/ˈpɪɡ.teɪl/

косичка

She wore her hair in a single pigtail.

Она носила волосы в одной косичке.

шнур

The electrician used a pigtail to connect the wires.

Электрик использовал шнур для соединения проводов.

Additional translations

Synonyms

pigtailverb

pigtailed

Past Simple

pigtailed

Past Participle

pigtailing

Gerund

/ˈpɪɡteɪl/

Used transitively or intransitively to mean ‘to braid or gather (hair) into one or two pigtails’.

Synonyms

bind together

pigtailadjective

Attributive use, e.g., ‘pigtail connector’; generally not gradable.

Synonyms

pigtailed

braided

plaited

Definitions

pigtailnoun

A hairstyle in which the hair is divided into two sections and tied or braided on either side of the head.

She wore her hair in pigtails for the school play.

A short length of wire used to connect two electrical circuits.

The electrician used a pigtail to connect the new light fixture to the existing wiring.

The actual tail of a pig.

The farmer grabbed the pig by its pigtail to keep it still.

A tightly twisted roll or plug of chewing tobacco.

He placed a pigtail of tobacco between his cheek and gum.

pigtailverb

To braid or tie (hair) into one or more pigtails.

She pigtails her daughter’s hair every morning before school.

pigtailadjective

Relating to or resembling a pigtail, especially in being short and twisted.

The engineers installed a pigtail cable inside the panel.