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snood definition

snood (sno̵̅o̅d)

noun

  1. a tie or ribbon for the hair, esp. as formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland
  2. a baglike net worn at the back of a woman's head to hold the hair
  3. a hat or part of a hat resembling this
  4. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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