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
verb
To bind or hold up (the hair) with a snood.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Snood
Noun
Singular:
snoodPlural:
snoodsOrigin of Snood
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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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