Chignon
['ʃiːnɪɒŋ] or ['ʃinjɑn]
Definition
(n.) A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.
Typist: Yvette
Definition
n. a general term for the long back-hair of women when gathered up and folded into a roll on the back of the head and neck.
Editor: Theresa
Examples
- One of the locks of her chignon had become loosened and hung on her neck; she looked haggard and almost old. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- Yes--I gave you time enough: my hair wouldn't go, Madame Olenska said, raising her hand to the heaped-up curls of her chignon. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Checker: Marie