ponytailn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊnɪteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pony n.¹, tail n.¹

Etymology: < pony n.¹ + tail n.¹

A hairstyle in which the hair is gathered and fastened at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a pony's tail; a bunch of hair gathered in this way. Cf. horsetail n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits

tracec1380

plight?1387

tressa1400

plexc1450

braid1530

tuck1532

buoy-rope1546

trammels1589

entrammelling1598

border1601

point1604

pleat?1606

trammelets1654

maze1657

brede1696

queue1724

pigtail?1725

tie1725

cue1731

tuck-up1749

tutulus1753

club1786

tail1799

French twist1850

Grecian plait1851

French plait1871

horse's tail1873

Gretchen braid, plait1890

shimada1910

ponytail1916

French braid1937

cane row1939

dreadlocks1960

French pleat1964

Tom Jones1964

corn row1971

dread1984

club-pigtail-

1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds II. xxxiv. 100 ‘How a man can like to kiss a face with a dirty horse's tail all whizzling about it.’.. ‘I haven't even a pony's tail,’ said Lucy.]

1916 C. L. Carlsen Taming of Calinga xiii. 110 One caressing bite of the bolo had severed the strange, withered head with the Pony Tail.

1948 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 15 July 52/8 If your hair is straight, don’t fret... Sweep it back in a ‘pony tail’ to keep your neck cool.

1950 Portland (Oregon) Press Herald 25 Sept. 12/8 Pony tail... The young fry are wearing pony-tail coiffures, too, you know.

1975 New Yorker 28 Apr. 31/2 She, too, had her hair in a ponytail, held by a rubber band.

1990 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 6 (caption) She [sc. the Duchess of York] has made a feature of her pony-tail by using it to wear flags and ribbons on visits abroad.

Derivatives

ˈpony-tailed adj. having or wearing a ponytail; (of hair) gathered into a ponytail.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > people with styles of hair > [adjective] > bound

pony-tailed1952

1952 Life 7 Jan. 66 (caption) Pony-tailed models Mimi Barker, Phyllis Newell, and Gail McQuire represent teen-age long-haired stand-patters.

1960 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 July 10/1 The pony-tailed waitresses at the Sanno Hotel, officers' mess.

1974 Times 14 Nov. 16/6 A bearded, pony-tailed, 42-year-old..is not everyone's idea of a nanny-raised child.

2003 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 17 e Chanel shades nonchalantly pushed back on long, ponytailed hair.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ponytail
释义	ponytailn. Brit. /ˈpəʊnɪteɪl/, U.S. /ˈpoʊniˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pony n.¹, tail n.¹ Etymology: < pony n.¹ + tail n.¹ A hairstyle in which the hair is gathered and fastened at the back of the head so that it hangs down like a pony's tail; a bunch of hair gathered in this way. Cf. horsetail n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits tracec1380 plight?1387 tressa1400 plexc1450 braid1530 tuck1532 buoy-rope1546 trammels1589 entrammelling1598 border1601 point1604 pleat?1606 trammelets1654 maze1657 brede1696 queue1724 pigtail?1725 tie1725 cue1731 tuck-up1749 tutulus1753 club1786 tail1799 French twist1850 Grecian plait1851 French plait1871 horse's tail1873 Gretchen braid, plait1890 shimada1910 ponytail1916 French braid1937 cane row1939 dreadlocks1960 French pleat1964 Tom Jones1964 corn row1971 dread1984 club-pigtail- 1873 A. Trollope Eustace Diamonds II. xxxiv. 100 ‘How a man can like to kiss a face with a dirty horse's tail all whizzling about it.’.. ‘I haven't even a pony's tail,’ said Lucy.] 1916 C. L. Carlsen Taming of Calinga xiii. 110 One caressing bite of the bolo had severed the strange, withered head with the Pony Tail. 1948 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 15 July 52/8 If your hair is straight, don’t fret... Sweep it back in a ‘pony tail’ to keep your neck cool. 1950 Portland (Oregon) Press Herald 25 Sept. 12/8 Pony tail... The young fry are wearing pony-tail coiffures, too, you know. 1975 New Yorker 28 Apr. 31/2 She, too, had her hair in a ponytail, held by a rubber band. 1990 Daily Tel. 28 Apr. (Colour Suppl.) 6 (caption) She [sc. the Duchess of York] has made a feature of her pony-tail by using it to wear flags and ribbons on visits abroad. Derivatives ˈpony-tailed adj. having or wearing a ponytail; (of hair) gathered into a ponytail. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > people with styles of hair > [adjective] > bound pony-tailed1952 1952 Life 7 Jan. 66 (caption) Pony-tailed models Mimi Barker, Phyllis Newell, and Gail McQuire represent teen-age long-haired stand-patters. 1960 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 7 July 10/1 The pony-tailed waitresses at the Sanno Hotel, officers' mess. 1974 Times 14 Nov. 16/6 A bearded, pony-tailed, 42-year-old..is not everyone's idea of a nanny-raised child. 2003 Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minnesota) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 17 e Chanel shades nonchalantly pushed back on long, ponytailed hair. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1916
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