headdress
Americannoun
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a covering or decoration for the head.
a tribal headdress of feathers.
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a style or manner of arranging the hair.
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The sculpture depicts America as an indigenous female figure - holding a bow and arrow, and wearing a headdress.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
At the time, Ortiz sported a veritable headdress of 1980s rock ’n’ roll hair.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
"We don't want a consultation. We want this decree revoked," Indigenous leader Gilson Tupinamba, wearing a large headdress of blue and orange feathers, told a meeting with government representatives on Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
A group of men pulled Rodrigues into a circle to adjust his headdress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
I embroidered Hari in his bridegroom’s headdress as the two of us sat before the priest.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
The birds' plumage was used to decorate women's clothes and headdresses, while eggs were being taken for various reasons, including collectors.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
In 1886 an American naval ship brought statues, wooden carvings, feather headdresses and stone tools to the Smithsonian Institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
The outfits are made of colorful living material, including headdresses of tillandsia, or air plants, and tresses of huperzia, a tropical clubmoss.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
The men danced in the outer circle and wore feather headdresses and short leather aprons.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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