bareheaded
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of bareheaded
1520–30; bare 1 + headed; compare Middle English bareheved, barehed
Example Sentences
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Who still cares about the women who marched bareheaded under gunfire in the streets of Tehran?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
As a result, people were deeply concerned about being seen bareheaded, especially in legal settings.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
Instead, the network aired footage from an entirely different dignified transfer — one that took place on Dec. 17, 2025 — showing Trump bareheaded.
From Salon ● Mar. 9, 2026
And yet the Royal Mint is anticipating high demand for commemorative coronation coins, on sale April 24, featuring a crowned Charles — though male British sovereigns tend to be bareheaded on day-to-day money.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2023
He shook his head suddenly, violendy, and remembered the old man again, coming bareheaded along the hill, stemming the retreat.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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