Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

See Also: mesh, net

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