Chignon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Chignon \Chi"gnon\, n. [F., prop. equiv. to cha[^i]non link, fr.
     cha[^i]ne chain, fr. L. catena Cf. {Chain}.]
     A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by
     a woman at the back of the head.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           A curl that had strayed from her chignon. --H. James.
     [1913 Webster] Chigoe

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  chignon
       n : a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck