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SNOOD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snood mean? 

SNOOD (noun)
  The noun SNOOD has 1 sense:

1. an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties at the back of the headplay

  Familiarity information: SNOOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SNOOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("snood" is a kind of...):

mesh; meshing; meshwork; net; network (an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals)


 Context examples 


They looked very well in their simple suits, Meg's in silvery drab, with a blue velvet snood, lace frills, and the pearl pin.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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