About The Word Snood
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Snood
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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
Synonyms | Synonyms for Snood: Related Terms | Find terms related to Snood: 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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