bareheaded
Americanadjective
adjective
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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
In another, young women dare to dance bareheaded in front of the riot police.
From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022
The courier, whom Longstreet did not recognize, saluted, then for some unaccountable reason took off his hat, stood bareheaded in the sun, yellow hair plastered wetly all over his scalp.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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