Plait vs. Pigtail

Plaitnoun

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

Plaitnoun

A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Plaitverb

(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat

Plaitverb

(transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Plaitnoun

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.

Plaitnoun

A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Plaitverb

To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.

Plaitverb

To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

Plaitnoun

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Plaitnoun

any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

Plaitverb

make by braiding or interlacing;

Plaitverb

weave into plaits;

Plaitnoun

a single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands

Plaitnoun

archaic term for pleat

Plaitverb

form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits

Plaitverb

make (something) by forming material into a plait or plaits

Pigtailnoun

A braided plait of hair.

Pigtailnoun

Either of two braids or "tails" on the side of the head.

Pigtailnoun

A twisted piece of tobacco.

Pigtailnoun

A cable that has a connector at one end, and loose wires on the other.

Pigtailnoun

The flamingo flower.

Pigtailnoun

The tail of a pig.

Pigtailnoun

The tail of a pig.

Pigtailnoun

A cue, or queue.

Pigtailnoun

A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.

Pigtailnoun

a braid of hair on either side of the face

Pigtail

In the context of hairstyles, the usage of the term pigtail (or twin tail or twintail) shows considerable variation. The term may refer to a single braid, but is more frequently used in the plural () to refer to twin braids on opposite sides of the head.