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

Then the sun set, and she lost her fish-tail.

From Polish Fairy Tales by Glinski, A. J.

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 Barber, H. (Horatio)

She was pacing up and down the little reception room, and rubbing her hands together, while the twisting of the fish-tail of her hydrangea-colored robe, like an eel in agony, emphasized her agitation.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)

There was a train of a fish-tail sort, a little twitching afterthought.

From What Will People Say? A novel by Hughes, Rupert