[sheen-yon, sheen-yuhn; Fr. shee-nyawn] 
[sheen-yonz, sheen-yuhnz; Fr. 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. |
| chi·gnon (shēn-yŏn', shēn'yŏn') n. A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head or especially at the nape of the neck. [French, from Old French chaignon, chain, collar, nape, from Vulgar Latin *catēniō, from Latin catēna, chain.] |