chignon
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9.8
- noun
- /ʃɪnˈjɒn/
:
moño
- At the last minute, she twisted her hair into a chignon.
- a loose chignon
- hair in a chignon
- a chic chignon
Examples
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Her white hair is tied back into a modest chignon in a net, as if she has finally acknowledged her age, her mortality.
Fiction book (2000) -
For a long time, her beautiful long hair was a given, always worn in a chignon at the nape of her neck.
Fiction book (2002) -
Her red hair was straggling down from its chignon.
Fiction book (1993) -
Her hair, which she usually wore in a chignon, had partially come undone on the side.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her hair was in a neat chignon, with very little makeup and small earrings completing her executive look.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her shoulder-length hair is pulled back into a low chignon, and she has a large yellow flower tucked over one ear.
Fiction book (2000) -
She wore flowers in her chignon, accenting the distinctive white streak in her black hair.
Fiction book (1991) -
Long hair in braids or a chignon gives women an Indian look, while short boyish cuts are more westernized.
Blog text (7) -
Her graying blond hair was still bound in the smooth chignon that she usually wore to work, and it made a stark contrast to the faded utility of her clothes.
Fiction book (1997) -
For the wedding, she styled her hair into an elegant chignon at the nape of her neck.
Synonyms
2
8.1
A hairstyle arranged by a hairdresser
2
7.9
A woman's hairstyle arranged to look neat or fancy
A way of cutting or arranging hair to change your look
How Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chignon comes from French chignon, which meant 'nape of the neck', so the word paints a picture of hair gathered into a small 'knot' or roll worn at the back of the neck.