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snood

snood [ snood ]


noun  (plural snoods)
Definition:
 
1. decorative hair net: a net that holds a woman's hair at the back of her head

2. ribbon worn by unmarried Scottish women: in the 17th and 18th centuries, a hairband or ribbon worn by unmarried women in Scotland



transitive verb  (past and past participle snood·ed, present participle snood·ing, 3rd person present singular snoods)
Definition:
 
hold hair in snood: to fasten the hair with a snood

[ Old English snōd, < Indo-European, "spin, sew"]
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