snood

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noun

ˈsnüd 

1

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

Examples of snood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Quince has countless luxe-looking accessories under $60, including cashmere gloves and a soft snood to keep you warm when the brisk winds hit. — Vivien Lee, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026

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

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

Rhymes for snood

• blued
• booed
• brewed
• brood
• chewed
• cooed
• coude
• crude
• cued
• dude
• feud
• food

Kids Definition

snood

noun

ˈsnüd

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