Chignoned

/ʃɪnˈjoʊnd/ adjective

Definition

Wearing or styled into a chignon; having hair arranged in a coiled knot.

Etymology

Past participle adjective form of 'chignon,' adding the -ed suffix to create an adjective describing someone wearing this hairstyle.

Kelly Says

Historical photographs reveal that proper Victorian ladies were expected to have chignoned hair in public—women who wore their hair any other way risked social criticism, showing how hairstyle rules could be as strict as dress codes.

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