Crossword-Solution: CHIGNON
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Chignon | n. | A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by a woman at the back of the head. |
We have 16 clues for the answer “CHIGNON”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Back-of-the-head hairstyle | 1 answer |
| Back-of-the-head wear | 1 answer |
| Bun worn by a woman at the back of the head | 1 answer |
| Hair style, old style. | 1 answer |
| Nape-covering style | 1 answer |
| Sophisticated roll of hair | 1 answer |
| Ballerina's hairstyle | 2 answers |
| Elegant coiffure | 2 answers |
| Hair bun | 2 answers |
| Twist of hair | 2 answers |
| Coil of hair | 3 answers |
| Hairpiece. | 6 answers |
| Hairdo | 28 answers |
| Coil | 37 answers |
| Knot | 53 answers |
| Hair __ | 61 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
RTEAE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with CHIGNON (5)
Whiston, with one jerk ripped off her skirt (it was silk, not serge, this time), seized her by the hair, and gave her head such a twist backwards, that the chignon not only came off in her hands, but as her victim opened her mouth too widely in the struggle, the springs of her false teeth were sprung the wrong way, and the entire set flew out and rattled upon the floor.
She wore an imperceptible hat, balanced on an immense pyramidal chignon, from which escaped a torrent of wavy hair.
Archer to say, darling; he has waited patiently while you were dressing." "Yes--I gave you time enough: my hair wouldn't go," Madame Olenska said, raising her hand to the heaped-up curls of her chignon.
One of the locks of her chignon had become loosened and hung on her neck; she looked haggard and almost old.
There's a set of false teeth and a box of Life Pills for Jupiter—an invisible peruke and a bottle of hair dye—that's for Apollo—a respirator and a pair of galoshes—that's for Cupid—a full bottomed chignon, some auricomous fluid, a box of pearl-powder, a pot of rouge, and a hare's foot—that's for Venus.
Quotes with CHIGNON (3)
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw another woman sitting over in a wing chair, a pleasantly attractive lady wearing the tasteful clothes of a senior redactrice, or senior civil servant, the stylish black skirt, the dark stockings, the black pumps, and the starched white linen blouse of her caste. The dark hair was swept up in a chignon, elegant and functional, dark eyes glistened as she smiled at him in a professional manner. He could see that she was a woman who met men in…
Some women are able to wake up looking effortlessly chic - as though a bevy of fashion fairies twisted their low-lit locks into a messy chignon while they slept. They choose a frock from their exceptionally curated closet and leave a trail of custom fragrance and perfection in their wake.
A ponytail or a chignon makes me feel very beautiful and sensual. I feel like I can be more myself that way - I can move and talk without worrying about the hair.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal.
Used 7 times in crossword archives (1967–2008).