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chignon

[sheen-yon, sheen-yuhn, shee-nyawn]

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noun

plural

chignons

a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.

chignon

/ ʃiɲɔ̃, ˈʃiːnjɒn /

noun

an arrangement of long hair in a roll or knot at the back of the head

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Other Word Forms

chignoned adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of chignon¹

1775–85; < French: nape, roll of hair at nape, blend of Middle French chaignon (variant of chainon link, equivalent to chaine chain + -on noun suffix) and tignon twist of hair ( tigne (< Latin tinea worm) + -on noun suffix)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of chignon¹

C18: from French, from Old French chaignon link, from chaine _chain ; influenced also by Old French tignon coil of hair, from tigne, moth, from Latin tinea moth

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Example Sentences

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He also throws in an allusion to Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” — cue the blond chignon — that does his movie no favors.

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The women’s cheeks are stained with blush, their hair in chignons.

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She wore a flowing, bright yellow dress, and her blonde hair was perfectly coiffed in a thick chignon.

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Delicate of frame and strong of stamina, with thick eyeglasses and long corn-silk hair pulled into a chignon, she resembled an unlikely hybrid of the poet Marianne Moore and the golden-age movie star Loretta Young.

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Her blond hair was usually ironed straight or pulled back into a messy chignon.

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chigger chigoe

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