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.
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
Observe here that the tadpole's gills share the same fate as his fish-tail; they wither and disappear by slow degrees, and gradually as they do so, his lungs are developed.
From The History of a Mouthful of Bread And its effect on the organization of men and animals by Macé, Jean
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)
