tignon

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noun

An article of woman's headgear consisting of a piece of material tied in individual ways.

OriginFrench tignon →
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Meanings

nountignon (plural tignons)

plural tignons

  1. An article of woman's headgear consisting of a piece of material tied in individual ways.

Origin

  1. Frenchtignon
  2. Englishtignon

From French tignon, obsolete synonym of chignon and cognate with tignasse, teigne.

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APA

tignon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tignon

MLA

“tignon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tignon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tignon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tignon.

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