The difference between Cockscomb and Snood

When used as nouns, cockscomb means the fleshy red crest of a rooster, whereas snood means a band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in scotland and northern england by young unmarried women.


Snood is also verb with the meaning: to keep the hair in place with a snood.

check bellow for the other definitions of Cockscomb and Snood

  1. Cockscomb as a noun:

    The fleshy red crest of a rooster

  2. Cockscomb as a noun:

    A red cap once worn by court jesters

  3. Cockscomb as a noun:

    A yellow rattle,

  4. Cockscomb as a noun:

    An annual garden plant, , having showy red clusters of flowers

  5. Cockscomb as a noun (archaic):

    A conceited dandy

  6. Cockscomb as a noun (nautical):

    A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

  1. Snood as a noun:

    A band or ribbon for keeping the hair in place, including the hair-band formerly worn in Scotland and northern England by young unmarried women.

  2. Snood as a noun:

    A small hairnet or cap worn by women to keep their hair in place.

  3. Snood as a noun:

    The flap of red skin on the beak of a male turkey.

  4. Snood as a noun:

    A short line of horsehair, gut, monofilament, etc., by which a fishhook is attached to a longer (and usually heavier) line; a snell.

  5. Snood as a noun:

    A piece of clothing to keep the neck warm; neckwarmer.

  1. Snood as a verb:

    To keep the hair in place with a snood.

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