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Definition of Chignon
1. Noun. A roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck.
Definition of Chignon
1. n. A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head.
Definition of Chignon
1. Noun. roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chignon
1. a woman's hairdo [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chignon
Literary usage of Chignon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology: Designed for Students and by William Allen Pusey (1911)
"Treatment consists in washing in antiseptics and such solvents as benzine or ether.
III.-chignon SYNONYMS : chignon Fungus, ..."
2. Diseases of the skin: Inluding the Acute Eruptive Fevers by Frank Crozer Knowles (1914)
"chignon disease" (chignon fungus), described by Beigel and T. Fox, is an identical
condition. Fio. 178 Piedra nostras. ..."
3. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"chignon Disease.—Beigel has suggested this name for a condition which sometimes
affects the hair on wigs and toupees, and which is characterized by the ..."
4. The Secrets of the Great City: A Work Descriptive of the Virtues and the by James Dabney McCabe (1868)
"... whose poverty and sufferings are known only to the eye that sees all things.
A ROMANCE OF A chignon. Many a fine lady, as she pauses in her ..."
5. The British Quarterly Review by Robert Vaughan, Henry Allon (1869)
"... filling up the outline. and the size of the chignon, forgetting the wide
distinction of morals, ignoring ' Adam Bede' and ' John Halifax,' should select ..."
6. Wit, Wisdom and Foibles of the Great: Together with Numerous Anecdotes by Charles Anthony Shriner (1918)
"Bismarck bonnet was the "last cry," for there came the Bismarck chignon, which
compelled the ladies to dye their hair the fashionable hue.—VIZETELLY. ..."
7. A Practical treatise on diseases of the skin for the use of students and by Oliver Samuel Ormsby (1921)
"Treatment.—Thorough cleansing with soap and water, followed by the application
of a parasiticide, is recommended, with shaving if necessary. chignon Fungus ..."
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