Snood (headgear)

19th Century painting of a woman wearing a snood (by Adolph Menzel ) Two women working at a Texas Naval Air Base in 1942, wearing snoods A snood is a type of headgear , historically worn by European women over their long hair . In the most common form it resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head. A tighter-mesh band may cover the forehead or crown, then run behind the ears and under the nape of the neck. A sack of sorts dangles from this band, covering and containing the fall of long hair gathered at the back. A snood sometimes was made of solid fabric, but more often of loosely knitted yarn or other net-like material. Historically (and in some cultures still in use today) a small bag -- netted, tatted, knitted, crocheted, or knotted (see macrame ) of fine thread, enclosed a bob of long hair on the back of the head or held it close to the nape. Modern hair nets, commonly in use where shed human hair may be undersirable, are often made of microfiber. In modern times the word also has come to be applied to a tubular neck protector or warmer, often worn by skiers or motorcyclists. The garment may be worn either pulled down around the neck like a scarf, or pulled up over the hair and lower face, like a hood.

19th Century painting of a woman wearing a snood (by Adolph Menzel ) Two women working at a Texas Naval Air Base in 1942, wearing hairnets (snoods) A snood ( / s n uː d / ) is historically a type of female headgear designed to hold the hair in a cloth or yarn bag. In the most common form the headgear resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head. A tighter-mesh band may cover the forehead or crown, then run behind the ears and under the nape of the neck. A sack of sorts dangles from this band, covering and containing the fall of long hair gathered at the back. A snood sometimes was made of solid fabric, but more often of loosely knitted yarn or other net-like material. Historically (and in some cultures still in use today) a small bag of fine thread—netted, tatted, knitted, crocheted, or knotted (see macrame )— enclosed a bob of long hair on the back of the head or held it close to the nape.

Coarse, decorative hairnet 19th century painting of a woman wearing a snood (by Adolph Menzel ) Two women working at a Texas Naval Air Base in 1942, wearing hairnets (snoods) A snood ( / s n uː d / ) is a type of traditionally female headgear designed to hold the hair in a cloth or yarn bag. In the most common form, the headgear resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head. It is similar to a hairnet , but snoods typically have a looser fit, a much coarser mesh, and noticeably thicker yarn. A tighter-mesh band may cover the forehead or crown, then run behind the ears, and under the nape of the neck. A sack of sorts dangles from this band, covering and containing the fall of long hair gathered at the back. A snood sometimes was made of solid fabric, but more often of loosely knitted yarn or other net-like material. Historically (and in some cultures still in use today) a small bag of fine thread—netted, tatted, knitted, crocheted, or knotted (see macramé )—enclosed a bob of long hair on the back of the head or held it close to the nape. Professional Hairdressing: Australian and New Zealand Edition (2nd ed.). They're like a hair net but have a looser fit and much coarser mesh ...

Coarse, decorative hairnet 19th century painting of a woman wearing a snood (by Adolph Menzel ) Two women working at a Texas Naval Air Base in 1942, wearing hairnets (snoods) A snood ( / s n uː d / ) is a type of traditionally female headgear designed to hold the hair in a cloth or yarn bag. In the most common form, the headgear resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head. It is similar to a hairnet , but snoods typically have a looser fit, a much coarser mesh, and noticeably thicker yarn. A tighter-mesh band may cover the forehead or crown, then run behind the ears, and under the nape of the neck. A sack of sorts dangles from this band, covering and containing the fall of long hair gathered at the back. A snood sometimes was made of solid fabric, but more often of loosely knitted yarn or other net-like material. Historically (and in some cultures still in use today) a small bag of fine thread—netted, tatted, knitted, crocheted, or knotted (see macramé )—enclosed a bob of long hair on the back of the head or held it close to the nape. Professional Hairdressing: Australian and New Zealand Edition (2nd ed.). They're like a hair net but have a looser fit and much coarser mesh ...

Coarse, decorative hairnet This article is about a netlike hair covering. The long-gone Scottish snood was a circlet made of ribbon worn by Scottish young women as a symbol of chastity . In the 1590s, snoods were made using Florentine silk ribbon for the gentlewomen at the court of Anne of Denmark by Elizabeth Gibb . The other type was intended to hold the hair in a cloth or net-like hat. In the most common form, the headgear resembles a close-fitting hood worn over the back of the head. It is similar to a hairnet , but snoods typically have a looser fit. Decorative hairnets, popular among women in the Victorian era , were referred to as snoods. This term was then applied to any netlike hat, and, in the 1930s, to a net bag headgear. This latter meaning became popular during the Second World War when women joined the workforce en masse and were required to wear the headgear to avoid their hair getting caught by the moving parts of the factory machinery. Professional Hairdressing: Australian and New Zealand Edition (2nd ed.). They're like a hair net but have a looser fit and much coarser mesh ...