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Snood

Snood Meaning & Definition
Snood Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Snood?

[n] an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head

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See Also | mesh | net

Snood In Webster's Dictionary

\Snood\, n. [AS. sn[=o]d. Cf. Snare.] 1. The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character. [Scot.] And seldom was a snood amid Such wild, luxuriant ringlets hid. --Sir W. Scott. 2. A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook; a snell; a leader.
\Snood\, v. t. To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood. [Scot.]

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