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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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
There’s a study here and there that suggests going bareheaded might cause you to act a little safer.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2021
It was one of the things that had made us look even more alike—the only two consistently bareheaded women on the place.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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