Pigtails, hairstyle

Pigtails, hairstyle

pig·tail

ˈpiɡˌtāl/

noun

plural noun: pigtails 
 * 1) 1.
 * 2) a braid or gathered hank of hair hanging from the back of the head, or either of a pair at the sides.
 * 3) "she had her hair done in pigtails"

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail (or twintail or twin tail) shows considerable variation. The term may refer to a single braid, but when used in the plural it often refers to twin bunches of hair on opposite sides of the head. For some users, the term "pigtails" applies only if the hair is braided, but there is not widespread agreement on this (in places where this usage is common, unplaited pairs are called <span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">bunches<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;"> and a single bunch, regardless of position on the head, is called a ponytail<span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">).

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Pigtails are a very common hairstyle for humans. While it is generally associated with females of the species, there are societies and cultures where both sexes chose to use this hairstyle.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">Notably the braided variety of pigtails is very common within the Neo Viking society of Nilfeheim.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:14.666666666666666px;font-family:Arial;color:#f3f3f3;font-weight:400;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;">(Non GC: Melissa Perkins wears pig tails in Femme Fatale)