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Antonyms for snood

Grammar : Noun
Spell : snood
Phonetic Transcription : snud

Definition of snood

Origin :
  • Old English snod "ribbon for the hair," from Proto-Germanic *snodo (cf. Swedish snod "string, cord"), from PIE root *(s)ne- "to spin, sew" (cf. Lettish snate "a linen cover," Old Irish snathe "thread;" see needle (n.)). In the Middle Ages, typically worn by young unmarried girls, hence "It was held to be emblematic of maidenhood or virginity" [Century Dictionary]. Modern fashion meaning "bag-like hair net" first recorded 1938 (these also were worn by girls in the Middle Ages, but they are not snoods properly).
  • As in band : noun something which encircles
  • As in fillet : noun fastener
Example sentences :
  • A snood or fillet of blue ribbon confined her luxuriant hair.
  • Extract from : « Dulcibel » by Henry Peterson
  • A northern term for a snood or link of horse-hair for a fishing-line.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • If the snood does not break you have him dangling in the air.
  • Extract from : « Wild Life Near Home » by Dallas Lore Sharp
  • It is the rich materials of snood, plaid, and brooch that betray her birth.
  • Extract from : « The Lady of the Lake » by Sir Walter Scott
  • Tied round the wimple they sometimes had a snood, or band of silk.
  • Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop
  • A snood, or bandeau of riband or worsted tape, was the only head-dress for maidens.
  • Extract from : « Discipline » by Mary Brunton
  • He stooped, and in the reeds he found an inch-long fragment of ribbon—of a snood.
  • Extract from : « Foes » by Mary Johnston
  • Her hair was bound with the "snood," the usual head-dress of Scottish maidens.
  • Extract from : « The Underground City » by Jules Verne
  • The hair is parted and worn low in a snood, or by young women, flowing.
  • Extract from : « Woman as Decoration » by Emily Burbank
  • Now your snood is slipping over his nose; it tickles him; he enjoys it, and shuts his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Wild Life Near Home » by Dallas Lore Sharp

Synonyms for snood

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