Chignon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A roll or knot of hair worn at the back of the head or especially at the nape of the neck.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A woman's hair gathered behind the head, or at the nape of the neck, in a roll or mass; specifically, such a roll when made very large, as by arranging the hair over a cushion. Chignons have been made with false hair as a separate article of trade.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    hairdo    hairstyle    hair style    coiffure    coif   
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