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
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
Lee was standing with his back to the group, bareheaded, the white hair flicking in the breeze.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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