0 a length of hair that is tied at the back of the head or at each side of the head, sometimes in a plait (= twist): --
1 one of usually two lengths of hair gathered at each side of the head, either hanging loose or in a braid: --
a little girl in pigtails
This is in fact false, as the collar was not part of uniform until after pigtails disappeared.
She has long red hair in two pigtails.
She wears her hair in twin side pigtails, making her seem younger than she is.
Pigtails can be placed on different parts of a person's head: high, low, or to the side.
However, when this girl would marry, the two pigtails, or buns, would be replaced with just one, thus indicating her marriage.
She has blonde hair that is always in pigtails, and blue eyes.
She has brown hair tied back into two pigtails with blue bows.
She is depicted as a very tall black girl, with frizzy hair worn in pigtails and an inventive personality.