chignon

[ sheen-yon, sheen-yuhn; French shee-nyawn ]
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noun,plural chi·gnons [sheen-yonz, sheen-yuhnz; French shee-nyawn]. /ˈʃin yɒnz, ʃinˈyʌnz; French ʃiˈnyɔ̃/.
  1. a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.

Origin of chignon

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

Other words from chignon

  • chignoned, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for chignon

chignon

/ (ˈʃiːnjɒn, French ʃiɲɔ̃) /


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

Origin of chignon

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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

Derived forms of chignon

  • chignoned, adjective

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