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chignon

[ UK /t‍ʃˈinjɒn/ ]
NOUN
  1. a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck

How To Use chignon In A Sentence

  • At the nape of her neck she fastened her ringlets in a curly chignon with a black ribbon.
  • She was dressed for going out, dyed blonde hair back in a chignon, smart hipster jeans and fitted jacket.
  • Another woman, dressed in white and with her hair pulled back in a chignon, says she weeps today ‘to beg forgiveness of this martyred child.’
  • She fiddled with her hair, already perfect in its loose chignon.
  • During the intermission I noticed Roberto, at the rail of one of the boxes, deep in conversation with a wiry, chignoned gamine.
  • For instance, sweep your hair back into a smart chignon and pair with long dangly earrings for one night on the town, then show off your long loose curls offset by a pair of diamanté studs the next time you're partying.
  • She was of the kind that Alison thought of as "wispy" 'soft, blond hair going to gray, styled in a fashionable chignon, soft, gray-blue linen walking suit, slight figure, doll-pretty face with soft blue eyes. Phoenix And Ashes
  • His decorations added to his queer appearance; scarred by deep gashes on chest and arms, his body was daubed with red ochre, and his ribs picked out with white; on his head a kind of chignon formed of grass, hair, and string held his matted locks in place, like a bird's nest on his crown; he had neither beard nor whiskers, and was not blessed with any article of clothing whatever. Spinifex and Sand
  • Pull your hair into a chignon at your nape and don some serious spectacles and understated makeup for a subtly sexy librarian look.
  • Her hair was swept up in a stylish chignon and she wore a dark blue silk suit, the jacket buttoned snugly about her waist. WEB OF DREAMS
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