snood

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noun

ˈsnüd How to pronounce snood (audio)
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a
Scotland : a fillet or band for a woman's hair
b
: a net or fabric bag pinned or tied on at the back of a woman's head for holding the hair
2
: snell
3
: a fleshy protuberance at the base of the bill of a turkey

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snood

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verb

snooded; snooding; snoods

transitive verb

: to secure with a snood

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There's also a snuggly cashmere snood from Quince and a custom name travel pouch from BaubleBar. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026 Instead, with a snood over his face, shielding the pain from his Blackpool team-mates, Karamoko Dembele whispered his sadness down the phone to his brother Siriki. — Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026 At its state-of-the-art facility in Kampala, workers in clean room suits and headgear known as snoods sift and mix precise ingredients. — Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025 Turkey snoods signal dominance to both hens and gobblers alike. — Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for snood

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English *snod, from Old English snōd

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1714, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of snood was before the 12th century

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snood

noun
ˈsnüd
: a net or fabric bag for holding hair pinned or tied on at the back of the head

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