Snood Definition

sno͝od
snoods
noun
A tie or ribbon for the hair, esp. as formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland.
Webster's New World
A baglike net worn at the back of a woman's head to hold the hair.
Webster's New World
A headband or fillet.
American Heritage
A hat or part of a hat resembling this.
Webster's New World
A fleshy wrinkled fold of skin that hangs down over a turkey's beak.
American Heritage
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verb
To bind or hold up (the hair) with a snood.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Snood

Noun

Singular:
snood
Plural:
snoods

Origin of Snood

  • Middle English snod headband from Old English snōd (s)nē- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old English snōd.

    From Wiktionary

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