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chi·gnon (s̸hēn′yän′)

noun

a knot or coil of hair worn at the back of the neck

Etymology: Fr, var. of chaînon, link < OFr chaeignon, chain, nape (of the neck) < VL *catenio, dim. < L catena, chain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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