Bechignoned

/bəˈʃɪnjənd/ adjective

Definition

Wearing or adorned with a chignon, which is a knot or coil of hair at the back of the head.

Etymology

From the prefix 'be-' plus 'chignon,' a French word meaning a bun of hair at the nape of the neck. The term became popular in English in the 18th-19th centuries to describe a fashionable hairstyle.

Kelly Says

Chignons were so trendy in the Victorian era that the word 'bechignoned' actually appeared in fashion magazines—it's wild to think a hairstyle was important enough to have its own adjective!

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