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Webster 1913 Edition

Chignon

‖

Chi′gnon

,

Noun.

[F., prop. equiv. to

chaînon

link, fr.

chaîne

chain, fr. L.

catena

Cf.

.]

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.