Meaning

5 senses
  1. A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.

    Haarnetz, Haarband

    ле́нтаlénta, повя́зкаpovjázka

  2. A small hairnet or cap worn by women to keep their hair in place.

  3. The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.

    Kehllappen

    хоботокxobotok, кишкаkiška

  4. A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line; a snell.

    Mundschnur

    поводо́кpovodók

  5. A piece of clothing to keep the neck warm; neckwarmer.

More definitions
  • an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the head

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place:
flap of skin on the beak of a turkey:
short line to attach a fishhook to a line:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place:
flap of skin on the beak of a turkey:
short line to attach a fishhook to a line:

Origin

From Middle English snod, from Old English snōd (“headdress, fillet, snood”), from Proto-W

From Middle English snod, from Old English snōd (“headdress, fillet, snood”), from Proto-West Germanic *snōdu, from Proto-Germanic *snōdō (“rope, string”), from Proto-Indo-European *snoh₁téh₂ (“yarn, thread”), from *sneh₁(i)- (“to twist, wind, weave, plait”).

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Forms

plural: snoods

See also

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