n. A fillet formerly worn by young women in Scotland to confine the hair. It was held to be emblematic of maidenhood or virginity.n. In angling, a hair-line, gut, or silk cord by which a fish-hook is fastened to the line; a snell; a leader or trace Also sneed.n. One of the short lines of a bultow to which the hooks are attached: also called by fishermen ganging. The snoods are 6 feet long, and placed at intervals of 12 feet.To bind up with a snood, as a maiden's hair.To tie, fasten, or affix, as an anglers' hook when the end of the line or gut-loop is seized on to the shank of the hook.