chignon
noun
a large, smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair, worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head.
chignoned
-
a word derived from
chignon.
Example Sentences
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"Young lady!" tartly returns the latter, with a flourish of her heavily chignoned head, "only a farmer's daughter."
From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid
