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
The quivering darkness under the banyan blotted everything: death had dispersed the black minnows there, in oozy wriggles of shadow; but next moment the fish-tail stripes chased in a more lively shoal.
From Dragon's blood by Rideout, Henry Milner
The hazy light of the moon behind the clouds shone on the expanse of white planes, and on the fish-tail rudder, one of Tom's latest ideas.
From Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone or the Picture That Saved a Fortune by Appleton, Victor [pseud.]
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)
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)
