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chignon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 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
Examples from the Corpus
chignonShe 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
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chignon
chignon /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
   SYN  bun


chi·gnonBrE /ˈʃiːnjɒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈʃiːnjɑːn/ 🔊 noun (from French)
a style for women's hair in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a smooth knot at the back (女人的)发髻