headdress

[ hed-dres ]

/ ˈhɛdˌdrɛs /

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noun

a covering or decoration for the head: a tribal headdress of feathers.

a style or manner of arranging the hair.

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Origin of headdress

First recorded in 1695–1705; head + dress

Words nearby headdress

headcloth, head cold, head collar, head count, head dip, headdress, headed, header, header bond, headfast, headfirst

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How to use headdress in a sentence

According to court documents, Chansley confessed to federal agents that he was the man photographed in former Vice President Mike Pence’s chair on the Senate dais with his face painted, wearing a horned headdress and no shirt.
What Happened to Jan. 6 Insurrectionists Arrested in the Year Since the Capitol Riot|Julia Zorthian|January 6, 2022|Time
In 2007, a Dorset man brought a lawn statute featuring a recognizable Egyptian headdress to an expert for evaluation.
7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance|The Daily Beast|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But some fashion-conscious Sikhs are reclaiming the individuality of their headdress.
Celebrating Sikh Style|Soraya Roberts|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He said he thought it “seemed right” to put his “sailors” in the headdress after seeing images of Sikh turbans.
Celebrating Sikh Style|Soraya Roberts|October 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Her beige niqab (a conservative Islamic headdress that shows only the eyes) was stained from hours of crying.
The Morning After Egypt’s Rabaa Massacre|Sophia Jones|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He thought Redskins was funny, just as he thought the war paint and feather headdress he made the head coach wear were funny.
The Racist Redskins|Michael Tomasky|June 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
These were led by the Nizam, who were dressed entirely in black, except for the yellow, mitre-like headdress.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
Why the ladies do not always give this beautiful headdress preference over ugly imported hats is a mystery to the masculine mind.
Argentina|W. A. Hirst
D'ye no think ye had best return this and get a woman with half her hair gray a little plainer headdress?
Freckles|Gene Stratton-Porter
He then put on the headdress and his ornamental clothes and stood up and asked his woman how he appeared in them.
Blackfeet Tales of Glacier National Park|James Willard Schultz
Each man wore a square-shaped headdress and all were chattering away with their peculiar guttural clicks.
The Blind Lion of the Congo|Elliott Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for headdress

headdress

/ (ˈhɛdˌdrɛs) /

noun

any head covering, esp an ornate one or one denoting a rank or occupation

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