snood
(noun) an ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman’s hair; pins or ties at the back of the head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
snood (plural snoods)
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.
Hypernym: hairnet
Hyponym: shpitzel
The flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey.
Coordinate terms: caruncle, comb, cockscomb, crest, wattle
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.
snood (third-person singular simple present snoods, present participle snooding, simple past and past participle snooded)
To keep the hair in place with a snood.
• donos, doons
Source: Wiktionary
Snood, n. Etym: [AS. sn. Cf. Snare.]
1. The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character. [Scot.] And seldom was a snood amid Such wild, luxuriant ringlets hid. Sir W. Scott.
2. A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing line with the hook; a snell; a leader.
Snood, v. t.
Definition: To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood. [Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
