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chignon

[sheen-yon, sheen-yuhn, shee-nyawn] / ˈʃin jɒn, ʃinˈjʌn, ʃiˈnjɔ̃ /
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

“Behind the undone chignon, the back of Donald Trump is covered in white lank,” the machine wrote.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2021

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

From Salon Oct. 5, 2021

Her hair was pinned up as usual, but not in the signature French chignon twist she’d been wearing when Maddie had left her last night.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

The rest of society is a blend of every skin tone and ethnicity: neoclassical ringlets and jewel-adorned chignons mingle with powdered Afros and flowing dreadlocks.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 21, 2020

The crowd, featuring cummerbunds and chignons, sang along to Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road,” and swayed as the singer Joss Stone performed barefoot on stage.

From New York Times Jun. 1, 2015

It’s always refreshing to see texture on the red carpet, and artfully mussed hair was everywhere—appearing in messy chignons and windswept waves alike.

From Forbes Aug. 26, 2014

The herd that gathered in the 19th arrondissement were as elegant as their surroundings, all tailored jackets, chignons and pointed leather boots.

From The Guardian Nov. 8, 2012

They wore jewelry made of shell and swans’-down earrings and chignons spiked with eagle feathers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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