Snood (headgear)

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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 (

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.[3]

Beard snood

Another similar garment which is also referred to as a snood is used to cover facial hair such as beards and moustaches when working in environments such as food production.[4] Although it appears that "hairnet" has replaced "snood" as the common term for hair containment on the head, the term "beard snood" (essentially a "ringed scarf") is still familiar in many food production facilities.[citation needed]

Religious use

Women's snoods are often worn by married Orthodox Jewish women,[5] according to the religious requirement of hair covering (see Tzniut). Since these snoods are designed to cover the hair more than hold it,[6] they are often lined to prevent them from being see-through. Contemporary hair snoods for Jewish women come in a wide range of colors and designs.[7]

Snoods are also worn by some Christian women as a

headcovering in obedience to 1 Corinthians 11:2–10
.

References

  1. ^ a b "History of Hair Covering Part #1: Snoods". Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ISBN 978-0170415927
    . Snoods ... They're like a hair net but have a looser fit and much coarser mesh ...
  3. ISBN 978-1291990027
    .
  4. ^ "SmartGuard Beard Snood | | Food Industry Workwear | Disposable Workwear | Protective Workwear | Personal Protective PPE". Protec Direct. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-09-23.
  5. ^ "Rabbis' Rules and Indian Wigs Stir Crisis in Orthodox Brooklyn". The New York Times. May 14, 2004.
  6. ^ Silver, Rivki (5 February 2012). "Me and My Covered Hair, Part Two: Tichels, Hats and More". Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Snoods VS. Sheitels". Retrieved 5 January 2020.

External links

Media related to Snoods at Wikimedia Commons

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