snood

/snuːd/ · noun

Meaning

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.
A small hairnet or cap worn by women to keep their hair in place.
The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.
A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line; a snell.
A piece of clothing to keep the neck warm; neckwarmer.
To keep the hair in place with a snood.

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