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snood

Meaningheadband

Common meaning: loop of fabric worn around the head or neck

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsnéd‘headband’source
  2. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsheadband → ribbonsnod‘ribbon’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsribbon → loop of fabric worn around the head or necksnood‘loop of fabric worn around the head or neck’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English snéd ‘headband’.

Roots

  • snéd Old English “headband”

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