A Chinaman lets down his braided pigtail as a mark of respect to those above him in rank, or as a token of reverence in the temple, while a Singhalese twists his braid into a snood at the back of his head, and secures it by a shell comb, for the same purpose.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
The women do not wear combs at all, but braid their profuse ink-black locks, and twist them into a snood behind the head, a certain quantity being formed into puffs like bow-knots, and the whole kept together with long metallic pins, having ornamental heads of brass or silver.
"The Pearl of India"
Maturin M. Ballou
"Yes; but I shall put on a fine snood.
"Menhardoc"
George Manville Fenn