horse tail

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hôrs′tāl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
horse′ tail′, 
  1. Clothinga ponytail.
  • 1870–75

horse•tail  (hôrs′tāl′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant BiologyAlso called scouring rush. any nonflowering plant of the genus Equisetum, having hollow, jointed stems.
  2. a horse's tail formerly used as a Turkish military standard or as an ensign of a pasha, the number of tails increasing with the rank.
  • Middle English horse tayle. See horse, tail1 1350–1400

'horse tail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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