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発音

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪnˈjɒn/

名詞

chignon (複数形 chignons)

1. A roll or twist of hair worn at the nape of the neck; a bun.
   • 1867, “Chignonology”, in Living Age, volume 92, page 761:

     The chignon cannot be confounded with other artificialities which ladies put on and off.

   • 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 2, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN:

     If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon.

   • 2021, Becky S. Li, Howard I. Maibach, Ethnic Skin and Hair and Other Cultural Considerations, page 154:

     The physician should evaluate for a history of tight ponytails, buns, chignons, braids, twists, weaves, cornrows, dreadlocks, sisterlocks, and hair wefts in addition to the usage of religious hair coverings.

2. (medicine) A temporary swelling on a neonate's head after a ventouse-assisted delivery.

同意語

• (hairstyle): bun, cock-up

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