bareheaded

[ bair-hed-id ]

/ ˈbɛərˌhɛd ɪd /

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adjective, adverb

with the head uncovered.

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Also bare·head

[bair-hed] /ˈbɛərˌhɛd/ .

Origin of bareheaded

1520–30; bare¹ + headed; compare Middle English bareheved, barehed

OTHER WORDS FROM bareheaded

bare·head·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby bareheaded

barefoot, barefoot doctor, barege, barehanded, bare hands, with one's, bareheaded, Bareilly, bare infinitive, bare-knuckle, barelegged, barely

How to use bareheaded in a sentence

He and his teammates — James, Freeman and Vince Matthews — stood bareheaded for “The Star-Spangled Banner,” then donned their berets and walked away with their fists held high.
Lee Evans, 400-meter champion in racially charged 1968 Olympics, dies at 74|Matt Schudel|May 20, 2021|Washington Post
He congratulated me on having lived for a week bareheaded in East Texas without getting beaten with a tire iron.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s Texas|Edwin Shrake|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After so many centuries of dull black-and-white, he led us bareheaded into an outdoor, Technicolor future.
This Is Why Your Kid Is Fat|Kent Sepkowitz|November 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Halkin goes on to acknowledge, however, that he would never fight for bareheaded praying rights.
Halkin’s Inauthentic Women of the Wall Critique|Mira Sucharov|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The sight of the fellow wandering about a garden bareheaded and gloved in yellow chamois leather had begun to affect my nerves.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
The work-girls, even on Sunday, go about bareheaded, as though they were at home in the friendly street.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
Ivan walked bareheaded behind the coffin, and behind him came Countess Theudelinde.
Black Diamonds|Mr Jkai
Richard saw Tancred riding back within the lines bareheaded and bloody, his lance broken.
God Wills It!|William Stearns Davis
She was bareheaded, wore mannish gloves, and sported large circlet earrings.
David Lannarck, Midget|George S. Harney

British Dictionary definitions for bareheaded

bareheaded

/ (ˌbɛəˈhɛdɪd) /

adjective, adverb

with head uncovered

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