bareheaded

[ bair-hed-id ]

adjective

1. with the head uncovered.

bareheaded

/ ˌbɛəˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

1. with head uncovered

Other Words From

• bare·head·ed·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bareheaded¹

1520–30; bare ¹ + headed; compare Middle English bareheved, barehed

Example Sentences

He congratulated me on having lived for a week bareheaded in East Texas without getting beaten with a tire iron.

From The Daily Beast

After so many centuries of dull black-and-white, he led us bareheaded into an outdoor, Technicolor future.

From The Daily Beast

Halkin goes on to acknowledge, however, that he would never fight for bareheaded praying rights.

From The Daily Beast

The sight of the fellow wandering about a garden bareheaded and gloved in yellow chamois leather had begun to affect my nerves.

From Project Gutenberg

The work-girls, even on Sunday, go about bareheaded, as though they were at home in the friendly street.

From Project Gutenberg

Ivan walked bareheaded behind the coffin, and behind him came Countess Theudelinde.

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Richard saw Tancred riding back within the lines bareheaded and bloody, his lance broken.

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She was bareheaded, wore mannish gloves, and sported large circlet earrings.

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