Snood (Noun)
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The queen's elegant snood framed her pale face and delicate features so perfectly that it was a favorite subject among the court's portrait painters.
- As she finished getting dressed, Eliza carefully tied the snood that matched her yellow dress behind her head, securing her curly brown hair in place.
- Lily's wedding dress featured a vintage-inspired lace snood that added a whimsical touch to the overall design.
- Hoping to revive the fashion of the Roaring Twenties, Sarah adorned her shoulder-length bob with a champagne-colored snood and matching headdress for the masquerade ball.
- In medieval Europe, a well-made linen snood that signified high status, held not just hair in place, but in public even wealth or ownership sometimes attached very harsh economic.