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Definition of chignon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chignon

noun
 
/ˈʃiːnjɒn/
 
/ˈʃiːnjɑːn/
 (from French)
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  1. a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back and twisted into a smooth knot at the back
    • long hair worn in a chignon
    Topics Appearancec2
    Word Originlate 18th cent.: from French, originally ‘nape of the neck’, based on Latin catena ‘chain’.
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