chignon
noun/ˈʃiːnjɒn/
/ˈʃiːnjɑːn/
(from French)- a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a smooth knot at the back
- long hair worn in a chignon
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, originally ‘nape of the neck’, based on Latin catena ‘chain’.Want to learn more?
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