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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

The scar is shaped like a spiral, a snail, which is a direct homage to Madeleine's chignon in "Vertigo," which is also shaped like a snail.

From Salon Oct. 5, 2021

Whereas Maran positioned her products as eco-friendly, socially conscious and accessible, Rodin’s compound, Rodin Olio Lusso, had little back story beyond the kooky-cool charisma of its creator, with her tousled silver chignon.

From New York Times May 10, 2021

Strands of hair have come loose from her chignon.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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

Among the few notable things about this year’s Golden Globes was that so many women dispensed with long curling-ironed hair or chignons or whatever other frippery and just chopped it.

From New York Times Jan. 8, 2019

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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