headdress
Americannoun
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headdresses
plural
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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.
noun
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The showgirl-inspired costume featured a plumed mohawk headdress and showed Cher's bare midriff - a very new, and very shocking look at the time.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Wearing a red feather headdress, Bepdjo told AFP of rising tensions with intruders in the Bau Indigenous Territory in Para state, four years after his people expelled almost 200 prospectors.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
At the time, Ortiz sported a veritable headdress of 1980s rock ’n’ roll hair.
From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026
A group of men pulled Rodrigues into a circle to adjust his headdress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
In these stela portraits, the king’s clothes, chosen to represent his critical spiritual role in the society’s prosperity, generally included a headdress with an ear of maize emblazoned on the front like a star.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
The ball patrons parade around the stage in spectacularly gaudy headdresses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
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
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
They include three headdresses, a dagger and a staff.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
White trailers came next, carrying people in sequined outfits and feather headdresses.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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