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bareheaded

American  
[bair-hed-id] / ˈbɛərˌhɛd ɪd /
Also barehead

adjective

  1. with the head uncovered.


bareheaded British  
/ ˌbɛəˈhɛdɪd /

adjective

  1. with head uncovered

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Javadi incorporates similar techniques, collaging swaths of colorfully patterned fabric with black-and-white archival images of elegantly dressed, bareheaded women.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 24, 2022

Most of my companions wore hard bowler hats, and a few like me wore soft trilbys, but not one of us on that train in the year of 1934 went bareheaded.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl

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