/snoohd/ , n.
1. the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
2. a headband for the hair.
3. a netlike hat or part of a hat or fabric that holds or covers the back of a woman's hair.
4. the pendulous skin over the beak of a turkey.
v.t.
5. to bind or confine (the hair) with a snood.
[ bef. 900; ME: fillet, ribbon; OE snod ]