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Cockernonnie

A cockernonnie or cockernonie was an old Scottish women's hairstyle. It was a gathering up of the hair, after a fashion similar to the modern chignon, and sometimes called a "cock-up".

The fashion was very popular in the mid-19th century. Mr. Kirkton of Edinburgh, preaching against "cock-ups" – of which chignons were representative – said:

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