fish-tail

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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

For small tubes, and those of moderate size, a fish-tail burner, such as is used for purposes of illumination, will answer best.

From The Methods of Glass Blowing and of Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame For the use of chemical and physical students by Shenstone, W. A.

If acetylene can be consumed without polymerisation in burners of the simple fish-tail or bat's-wing type, it should show a higher illuminating efficiency.

From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)

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