fish-tail
Example Sentences
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The corkscrews Amber placed in her hair shrivel down into a thick fish-tail braid dangling below her waist.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
His face was the colour of ripe fruit of the jujube-tree, his hair and beard red, the former done up in the shape of a fish-tail, and he had three eyes.
From Myths and Legends of China by E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers) Werner
Same year saw experimental "Limousine" flown by M. Legagneux, and fast but dangerous "clipped-wing" Gordon-Bennett racer with the fish-tail, flown by Mr. Hamel.
From The Aeroplane Speaks Fifth Edition by H. (Horatio) Barber
Once he bought her a white evening dress, low neck, fish-tail train, pearls all over the front—cost him one whole week's salary, eighty-five dollars!
From Working With the Working Woman by Cornelia Stratton Parker
The efficiency of this "fish-tail" burner was somewhat higher than that of the earlier ones.
From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Matthew Luckiesh
