snood

¹snood

noun \ˈsnüd\

Definition of SNOOD

1

a Scottish : 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

Illustration of SNOOD

Origin of SNOOD

Middle English *snod, from Old English snōd

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with SNOOD

brood, crowd, crude, dude, feud, food, hued, Jude, lewd, lude, mood, nude, oud, pood, prude, pseud, rood, rude, shrewd, stewed, 'tude, wood, wud

²snood

transitive verb

Definition of SNOOD

: to secure with a snood

First Known Use of SNOOD

1714