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 efficiency of this "fish-tail" burner was somewhat higher than that of the earlier ones.

From Artificial Light Its Influence upon Civilization by Luckiesh, Matthew

The fish-tail handles are found on Dutch pewter.

From Customs and Fashions in Old New England by Earle, Alice Morse

But Bob was made of different stuff, and he began now to work the boat along by paddling softly, fish-tail fashion.

From Quicksilver The Boy With No Skid To His Wheel by Dadd, Frank

They had streamline hulls and tails that embodied universal-jointed double fish-tail rudders.

From Armageddon—2419 A.D. by Nowlan, Philip Francis