pony-tail

A form of ponytail — A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

Meanings

nounpony-tail (plural pony-tails)

plural pony-tails

  1. alternativeAlternative form of ponytail.

    Her hair was blonde and shoulderlength, though pulled back into a pony-tail that seemed to accentuate the sharpness of her features.

    2010, Brian McGilloway, Bleed a river deep, Minotaur Books, page 40
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