n a short stake or pale; a wedge; a hair-pin; a device containing several straps of cloth tied at one end in a thick knot used in a woman's hair-dressing to give the bun a massive appearance, a chignon.
n a short stake or pale; a wedge; a hair-pin; a device containing several straps of cloth tied at one end in a thick knot used in a woman's hair-dressing to give the bun a massive appearance, a chignon.