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bun

noun

Definition of bun

as in chignon

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Recent Examples of bun There are so many ways to serve a wiener in a bun that arguing over the best combo of condiments and veggies to top it with feels like another great American pastime. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 15 July 2026 The menu item consists of an extra large Nathan's Famous stadium-style hot dog on a soft bun. — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026 Davis showcases many iterations of the chignon on her feed, and this version is a bit dressier than your everyday messy bun. — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 July 2026 Of course, when the Cubs arrive, Brockert makes a true-to-form Chicago dog, poppyseed bun and all. — Danny Palumbo, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bun

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Noun

This chignon involves a scarf to add some color and/or pattern to your usual hairstyle.

— Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 14 July 2026
Another snap showed hairstylist Fabio Petri putting the finishing touches on her elegant chignon, which was adorned with delicate white flowers.

— Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026

Definition of chignon

Noun

The first technique involves braiding your hair into straight-back cornrows or a beehive and weaving the kinky, coily tresses in with a latch-hook crochet needle.

— Aleah Wright, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Even so, her love of melody pulled her toward music, and many people encouraged her to take a path similar to an especially famous British pop siren with a ’60s beehive.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 July 2026

Definition of beehive

Noun

The classic updo is surprisingly diverse and flattering for all hair types, with plenty of ways to dress things up or down.

— Ariana Yaptangco, InStyle, 21 July 2026
And for the 2026 ESPYs, her hairstylist, Anh Co Tran, made sure her hair remained inspo-pic-worthy, sweeping it into an intentionally imperfect updo that managed to balance elegance and edginess—just like the figure skater herself.

— Marci Robin, Allure, 16 July 2026

Definition of updo

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Anchored by the tenderness of Comer’s performance (the actress’ movie star glamour futilely undermined by a godforsaken pageboy cut), Sister Brigid offers herself as proof that old wounds can be tended into blooming gardens of love, and Robin is thus inspired to rewrite his own legend.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 11 June 2026
On March 2—one day before debuting her new pageboy bob at Paris Fashion Week—Hadid made her grand entrance in a pair of straight-leg jeans that stop well above the ankle, showing off much of her beige crew sock and the entire tongue of her black loafers.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2026

Definition of pageboy

Noun

Tilly, a 2-year-old pug, was brought into Arizona Humane Society’s trauma hospital in Phoenix, fighting for her life in late May.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2026
She’s also obsessed with her dog—a pug named Daphne—and always shopping for new outfits, toys, and accessories for her fur baby.

— Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026

Definition of pug

Noun

While Republicans made the tax cuts for the wealthy permanent, these minor tax cuts for a few ordinary Americans are short-lived.

— Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
If hotness is an effort to make the ephemeral permanent, then illness is a constant reminder of how nothing is forever.

— Michelle Santiago Cortés, refinery29.com, 26 June 2021

Definition of permanent

Noun

Between the football, the success and the fashionable perm, that was the kind of popularity that Machtig Maus (Mighty Mouse) had.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Randall got her first perm at seven years old and consistently relaxed her hair for nearly five decades.

— Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 29 May 2026

Definition of perm

Noun

Beneath the pastels, the sparkle, the big hair and the Southern charm that have become synonymous with the 27-year-old Georgia native lives a fire that gave way to Pink Pocket Pistol, her latest and greatest record.

— Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
One of the therapists, a middle-aged woman with big hair in scrubs covered with teddy bears, worked on a young man, a victim of a car crash.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

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