snood
snood definition
snood (sno̵̅o̅d)
noun
- a tie or ribbon for the hair, esp. as formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland
- a baglike net worn at the back of a woman's head to hold the hair
- a hat or part of a hat resembling this
- snell
Etymology: via ME dial. < OE snod, ult. < IE base *snē-, to twist threads, spin > needle
transitive verb
to bind or hold up (the hair) with a snood
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