snod
An obsolete English word for a headband or snood—a fabric band or net used to bind or contain a woman's hair.
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An obsolete English word for a headband or snood—a fabric band or net used to bind or contain a woman's hair. Related to the more widely known 'snood' (still used today), from Old English or Old Norse roots. In its adjectival sense, 'snod' also meant smooth or neat in Scottish English, reflecting the tidying function of the object.
She wound a linen snod around her hair before settling to work at the loom.
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(UK, obsolete) A headband or snood.
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