bareheaded

or bare·head

[ bair-hed-id or bair-hed ]

/ ˈbɛərˌhɛd ɪd or ˈbɛərˌhɛd /

adjective, adverb

with the head uncovered.

Nearby words

barefisted, barefoot, barefoot doctor, barege, barehanded, bareheaded, bareilly, bareknuckle, barelegged, barely, barenboim

Origin of bareheaded

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

Related forms

bare·head·ed·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for bareheaded

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
She ran home through the moonlight, bareheaded, whistling as carelessly as a boy.
The Odds|Ethel M. Dell

"I'm glad you enjoyed it," he answered, taking off his hat, and riding along beside her bareheaded in the moonlight.
The Little Colonel in Arizona|Annie Fellows Johnston
I saw the door of the Ellersly mansion opening, saw old Ellersly, bareheaded and distracted, scuttling down the steps.
The Deluge|David Graham Phillips
Bareheaded and unkempt women gossiped in the doorways or passed back and forth with scant marketings in their arms.
The Cruise of the Dazzler|Jack London
There were many people about, and his bareheaded condition attracted attention.
The Mission of Poubalov|Frederick R. (Frederick Russell) Burton

British Dictionary definitions for bareheaded

bareheaded

/ (ˌbɛəˈhɛdɪd) /

adjective, adverb

with head uncovered

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