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chignon

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chi·gnon  (shn-yn, shnyn)
n.
A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head or especially at the nape of the neck.
[French, from Old French chaignon, chain, collar, nape, from Vulgar Latin *catni, from Latin catna, chain.]
chignon [sheen-yon]
Noun
a roll or knot of long hair pinned up at the back of the head [French]
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Noun1.chignon - a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
coif, coiffure, hair style, hairdo, hairstyle - the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
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Her dress was not uncomfortable anywhere; her lace berthe did not droop anywhere; her rosettes were not crushed nor torn off; her pink slippers with high, hollowed-out heels did not pinch, but gladdened her feet; and the thick rolls of fair chignon kept up on her head as if they were her own hair.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
One of the locks of her chignon had become loosened and hung on her neck; she looked haggard and almost old.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
The two black feathers on the dingy bonnet, which usually affected the attitude of two notes of interrogation, changed into two notes of exclamation; as for the bonnet itself, it swayed in menace on the old lady's tempestuous chignon.
The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context
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