Definition of snood
1a Scotland : a fillet or band for a woman's hairb : 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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Origin and Etymology of snood
Middle English *snod, from Old English snōd
snood
Definition of snood
transitive verb
: to secure with a snood
First Known Use of snood
1714
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