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Definition of "chignon" [chi•gnon]

  • A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head or especially at the nape of the neck. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "chignon" in a sentence
  • "I remembered my mother in her glamorous days with her exotic wide smile, rolling her dark hair up and back into what she called a chignon as she was getting dressed for an evening out."
  • "The standing totem with ammonite head attachments that extend like an exaggerated chignon is a universal female spirit fashioned by an acclaimed California artist who also happens to be a friend."
  • "The word chignon, in the language of society, denotes that prominence of the cranium which is to be seen at the back of ladies 'heads."