Chignon

I got a LINE message from Chris this evening. She asked me what I'm going to wear to my son's wedding. In her message, I learend a new word chignon. In fact, I correctly guessed the meaning from the context: "Something very Chinese,  with your hair in a chignon?" Something very Chinese refers to chipao, and the image of a lady in a chipao immediately explained the meaning of the word "chignon."

This is why reading helps expand one's vocabulary.

Chignon in Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chignon_(hairstyle)