What is a snood?

[L Verge]

(10-15-2015 02:58 PM)Gene C Wrote:  

(10-15-2015 02:38 PM)L Verge Wrote:  Personally, I think snoods should stay in fashion because they are a lovely way to hide bad-hair days! And, if the men would like to get in on the act also, there are hair snoods for them -- along with beard snoods and football snoods.

Join the Hair Snoods For Men Club
https://www.etsy.com/listing/218367913/s...uery=snood for men&ref=sr_gallery_1

Horace Greely was a trend setter in his day.
https://gonzomeetsthepress.files.wordpre...reeley.jpg

Neither of those look anything like a historic snood. Go here: http://www.faireware.com/xsnood.html Click on the upper left photo box for pictures.

Maybe these new trends in scarves are using the old name for publicity purposes??