Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A gathering of hair that is fastened close to the head so that the hair hangs down like a pony's tail.
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- noun A
hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail
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Examples
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The woman with the black waist-length ponytail is filling out a form that reads dépôt-vente.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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The woman with the black waist-length ponytail is filling out a form that reads dépôt-vente.
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The woman with the black waist-length ponytail is filling out a form that reads dépôt-vente.
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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Lord Bath, resplendent in ponytail and velvet jacket, presides over a 9,000-acre estate.
The Rescue Artist: Summary and book reviews of The Rescue Artist by Edward Dolnick. 2005
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On another a naked man with a ponytail is dancing even though the music has stopped.
Popular Girls 2001
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On another a naked man with a ponytail is dancing even though the music has stopped.
Popular Girls 2001
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I have gotten a haircut since last week, so the ponytail is shorter and perkier, I think.
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I have gotten a haircut since last week, so the ponytail is shorter and perkier, I think.
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The term we tend to use where I live now for that stretched like a rubber band ponytail is “Chav’s Facelift”! on May 20, 2009 at 12: 22 pm Agoraphobic Inspector
Easy Come, Easy Go! Geddit? « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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My ponytail was a bit mussed, but I had naturally curly hair, so when didnt it look mussed?
Giving Up the V Serena Robar 2009
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