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chignon

[sheen-yon, sheen-yuhn, shee-nyawn] / ˈʃin yɒn, ʃinˈyʌn, ʃiˈnyɔ̃ /
NOUN
hairdo
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Ms Ardern wore a fitted ivory dress by designer Juliette Hogan - who is reportedly a close friend of the ex-PM - and a long veil clipped onto a chignon up-do hairstyle.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

Her blond hair was usually ironed straight or pulled back into a messy chignon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Gone were her signature black turtlenecks and black slacks; gone the bright red lipstick and blond hair ironed straight as a board or pulled into a chignon.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2021

But also, because Alexia has a chignon constantly — that's where she puts her pick.

From Salon • Oct. 5, 2021

And the woman wore her hair just as Miss Mortimer did, in a pretty chignon at the base of her neck.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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