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Meanings of chignon in English

Russian
шиньон
Catalan
monyo
Spanish
moño
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Women's hairstyle with hair pinned in a knot at the nape of the neck or at the back of the head.

          Related terms
          шиньон

          A roll of hair that is worn at the back of the head.

                Usage of chignon in English
                1
                The doctor watched Nanon's chignon bobbing; she had not once looked back.
                All souls' rising
                2
                A large spotted veil flew out from the capote over the chignon.
                The Old Wives' Tale
                3
                I saw the smooth silver chignon first and then smelled Chanel No.
                The Water Witch
                4
                Unlike Evangeline, Susan wore both a portrait-perfect chignon and a delighted smile.
                Too wicked to kiss
                5
                She still keeps her silver hair elegantly pulled back in a chignon.
                Radio NZ
                6
                Her hair was styled by George Northwood into her signature chignon style.
                News.com.au
                7
                Fido's eyes flick up to Helen's face: sharp cheekbones, chignon still copper.
                The sealed letter
                8
                Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.
                Agahta christie: an autobiography
                9
                He searched the crowd until his gaze fell upon a familiar lopsided chignon.
                Too wicked to kiss
                10
                But a chignon, a bandbox behind the noddle,-shewould not endure.
                He Knew He Was Right
                11
                I suggest wearing a chignon and then letting it loose for the reception.
                Ebony
                12
                But the face which is beneath that chignon and that hat?
                Sanitary and Social Lectures and Essays
                13
                Monsieur-Youare talking nonsense, my little angel, follies as great as your chignon.
                Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Volume 03
                14
                At dinner Eleanor had put her hair up in a chignon.
                The clouds beneath the sun
                15
                The chignon at the nape of her neck is half undone.
                The Irish Times
                16
                She tucks a few wisps of dark hair into her chignon.
                Lit: a memoir
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                Translations for chignon
                Catalan
                monyo
                Spanish
                moño
                Chignon through the time
                Chignon across language varieties
                United States of America
                Common
                United Kingdom
                Common