chignon

Pronunciation:		'sheenyân
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a roll of hair worn at the nape of the neck

	See Also:	coiffure, hair style, hairdo

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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. A curl that had strayed from her chignon. --H. James.