chi·gnon

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• chi|gnon — «SHEEN yon; French shee nyn», noun. a large knot or roll of hair worn at the back of the head by women: »She had…a massive chignon of yellow hair (Henry James). ╂[< French chignon (literally) nape of the neck < Old French chaignon <… …   Useful english dictionary

• gnon — avi·gnon; avi·gnon·ese; bour·gui·gnon; cham·pi·gnon; chi·gnon; cra·mi·gnon; lor·gnon; mi·gnon; mi·gnon·ette; pi·gnon; ro·gnon; ti·gnon; sau·vi·gnon; …   English syllables

• chignon — chi·gnon …   English syllables

• Chignon — Chi|gnon auch: Chig|non 〈[ ʃınjɔ̃:] m. 6〉 1. Nackenknoten, Nackenzopf 2. Haarunterlage [frz., „Haarknoten“] * * * Chi|g|non [ʃɪn jõ: ], der; s, s [frz. chignon, über das Vlat. zu lat. catena = Kette]: im Nacken getragener Haarknoten. * * *… …   Universal-Lexikon

• chignon — chi•gnon [[t]ˈʃin yɒn[/t]] n. clo a large smooth twist, roll, or knot of hair worn by women at the nape of the neck or the back of the head • Etymology: 1775–85; < F: nape, roll of hair at nape chi′gnoned, adj …   From formal English to slang

• chignon — (chi gnon) s. m. 1°   Le derrière du cou. Il lui donna un coup de bâton sur le chignon. •   Les emboîtements les plus remarquables [des os] sont ceux de l épine du dos qui règne depuis le chignon du cou jusqu au croupion, BOSSUET Connaiss. I, 7.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• chignon — chi·gnon s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} crocchia di capelli raccolti sulla nuca {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1892. ETIMO: fr. chignon propr. nuca , dal lat. *catenio, onis, der. di catena anello maggiore della colonna vertebrale …   Dizionario italiano

• Chignon — Chi|gnon auch: Chig|non 〈 [ʃınjɔ̃:] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Nackenknoten, Nackenzopf 2. Haarunterlage [Etym.: frz., »Haarknoten«] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• chignon — chi|gnon [ˈʃi:njɔn US ja:n] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Old French chaignon chain, collar ] hair that is tied in a smooth knot at the back of a woman s head = ↑bun …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Chignon — Chi|gnon* [ʃin jõ:] der; s, s <aus fr. chignon »Nackenzopf«, dies über vulgärlat. catenio zu lat. catena »Kette«> im Nacken getragener Haarknoten …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch