noun, masculine/ka.tɔ.ɡɑ̃/plural: catogans
ribbon to attach the hair; ponytail attached by this ribbon
“Elle mit un pantalon de velours et des bas rouges, avec une perruque à catogan et un lampion sur l'oreille.”
Obscure. The word is linked by etymologists to William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan but he dies in 1726 and the word appears in French around 1770; moreover cadogan is attested in English around 1780.