I. ˈsnüd noun
( -s )
Etymology: from (assumed) Middle English, from Old English snōd; akin to Old Gutnish snōth cord, Old Irish snāth thread, Old English nǣdt needle — more at needle
1.
a. Scotland : a fillet or band for the hair of a woman and especially of an unmarried woman
b. : a net or fabric bag for confining a woman's hair pinned or tied on at the back of the head and sometimes attached to the back edge of a hat
2. : snell
3. : a fleshy protuberance at the base of the bill of a turkey
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II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to bind (the hair) with a snood
2. : to fasten (a hook) with a snell