Chignon

Chignon (Fr., originally the 'nape of the neck'), a general term for the long back hair of women when gathered up and folded into a roll on the back of the head and neck. Padded and powdered, it was a common mode of the 18th century; in 1866 it reappeared, and with the generous assistance of false hair attained such ungraceful proportions as by 1875 brought about its dismissal.