chignon
pronunciation
How to pronounce chignon in British English:
UK [ˈʃi:njɒn]
How to pronounce chignon in American English:
US [ˈʃinjɑn]
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- Noun:
- a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
Word Origin
- chignon (n.)
- "knot or coil of hair worn at the back of the neck," from French chignon "nape of the neck," from Old French chaignon "iron collar, shackles, noose" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *catenionem (nominative *catenio), from Latin catena "chain, fetter, restraint" (see chain (n.)). Popular 1780s, 1870s, 1940s. Form influenced in French by tignon "coil of hair."
Example
- 1. I don 't know even know what a chignon is .
- 2. The new mrs. barack obama wore her hair pulled back into a classic chignon for her wedding day .
- 3. Some say ms hermann has a good feel for ysl 's market because she represents its ideal customer : she is small and slim , with a chignon .
- 4. Mrs. elsing , erect as a spartan mother , betraying her inner turmoil only by the straggling gray locks that hung from her chignon ;