chignon
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++chi·gnon /ˈʃiːnjɒn $ -jɑːn/ noun [countable] DCChair that is tied in a smooth knot at the back of a woman’s head 〔女人的〕发髻 SYN bun
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chignon• She had dark hair dressed in a chignon, contained in a net of black chenille beneath her pork-pie hat.• Her hair was screwed into a ballerina chignon and her wooden lips set in a smile of excessive sweetness.• Hair swept into a chic chignon from just behind the fringe is let loose and combed close to the head.• Long hair swept up into a high chignon for classic glamour displays a rebellious streak!• Her blonde hair was pulled back into a smooth chignon and tied with a yellow silk bow.• Long hair will be dressed perfectly in soft chignons, french rolls and gentle loops.• A strand of her dark hair has escaped from the chignon she wears.Origin chignon (1700-1800) French Old French chaignon “chain, collar”chi·gnon nounChineseSyllable
Corpus that smooth knot hair in tied at is a
chignon
chi‧gnon /ˈʃiːnjɒn $ -jɑːn/
noun [countable]
SYN bun
chi‧gnon /ˈʃiːnjɒn $ -jɑːn/
noun [countable] Date: 1700-1800
Language: French
Origin: Old French chaignon 'chain, collar'
hair that is tied in a smooth knot at the back of a woman’s head Language: French
Origin: Old French chaignon 'chain, collar'
SYN bun
