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snood

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noun

the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
a headband for the hair.
a netlike hat or part of a hat or fabric that holds or covers the back of a woman's hair.
the pendulous skin over the beak of a turkey.

verb (used with object)

to bind or confine (the hair) with a snood.

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RELATED WORDS

line, tape, ring, fish, slice, meat, chain, hoop, binding, strap, harness, strip, braid, truss, ribbon, belt, manacle, ligature, fillet, shackle

Nearby words

snodgrass, snoek, snoep, snog, snollygoster, snood, snook, snooker, snoop, snooper, snooperscope

Origin of snood

before 900; Middle English: fillet, ribbon; Old English snōd
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British Dictionary definitions for snood

snood

/ (snuːd) /

noun

a pouchlike hat, often of net, loosely holding a woman's hair at the back
a headband, esp one formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland
vet science a long fleshy appendage that hangs over the upper beak of turkeys

verb

(tr) to hold (the hair) in a snood

Word Origin for snood

Old English snōd; of obscure origin
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