Advertisement
Advertisement
View synonyms for chignon
chignon
[ sheen-yon, sheen-yuhn; French shee-nyawn ]
noun
, plural chi·gnons [sheen, -yonz, sheen-, yuhnz, shee-, nyawn].
- 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
Discover More
Derived Forms
- ˈchignoned, adjective
Discover More
Other Words From
- chignoned adjective
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Discover More
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
Discover More
Example Sentences
Dotty was giving an extra touch to her chignon, and Prudy trying on her cap.
From Project Gutenberg
The latter wore no covering on their rich, shining hair, twisted into a kind of Greek chignon.
From Project Gutenberg
Of course I could not continue to wear my hair la pigtail, and that went up in the then fashionable chignon.
From Project Gutenberg
She wore an imperceptible hat, balanced on an immense pyramidal chignon, from which escaped a torrent of wavy hair.
From Project Gutenberg
The women wind theirs in a peculiar knot, in about the position of the French chignon.
From Project Gutenberg
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse