Definition of Ponytail

1. Noun. A hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tail.

Generic synonyms: Coif, Coiffure, Hair Style, Hairdo, Hairstyle

Definition of Ponytail

1. Noun. A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ponytail

1. a hairstyle [n -S] - See also: hairstyle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ponytail

pony express
pony in the barn
pony keg
pony up
ponyboy
ponyboys
ponycart
ponygirl
ponygirls
ponying
ponying up
ponyless
ponylike
ponyskin
ponyskins
ponytail (current term)
ponytailed
ponytails
ponzu
poo bah
poo bahs
poo pirates
poobah
poobahs
poobs
pooch

Literary usage of Ponytail

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Debris from a Public Dining Place in the Athenian Agora by Susan I. Rotroff, John Howard Oakley (1992)
"Her hair is tied in a ponytail by a string indicated in added white. ... Dilute glaze: necklace, part of the knot for the ponytail, interior of the diadem, ..."

2. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"Hue turned aside brusquely, glossy-black ponytail flipping to her chest, and then turned back, angrily flipping the ponytail over the shoulder of her ao dai ..."

3. Seraphim Trilogy Book One; What the Herald Angel Sang by Teralee E. M. Bird (2004)
"The man in the driver's seat, a burly fellow in blue jeans with long grey-streaked brown hair tied back in a ponytail brushed breadcrumbs from his chin, ..."

4. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... Containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or Unit of Quantity General silk waste 2.3% 10 Headbands, ponytail holders and similar articles doz. kg. ..."

5. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Lil's tired, smiling face was limned with hairs that had snuck loose of her ponytail. She took my hand and kissed the smooth knuckles. ..."

6. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"Lil's tired, smiling face was limned with hairs that had snuck loose of her ponytail. She took my hand and kissed the smooth knuckles. ..."

7. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot, Andrew Essex (2001)
"I had just cut my hair, going from my college ponytail to a short messy style. Those bankers must have looked at us and thought, Ob, yes. ..."

8. Inventing a Classroom: Life in a Bilingual, Whole Language Learning Community by Kathryn F. Whitmore, Caryl G. Crowell (1994)
"... she usually wears her long brown hair in a ponytail or braid, her bangs raised high above her face thanks to a generous application of hair spray. ..."

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