headgear

[ hed-geer ]

/ ˈhɛdˌgɪər /

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noun

any covering for the head, especially a hat, cap, bonnet, etc.

a protective covering for the head, as a steel helmet or football helmet.

the parts of a harness about the animal's head.

Orthodontics Informal. a device worn on the head and attached by wires and elastic bands to braces in the mouth, used to create backward tension in the process of repositioning protruding teeth.

Mining. a headframe and its machinery.

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Origin of headgear

First recorded in 1530–40; head + gear

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British tradition dictates that the posher you are, the more eccentric the headgear.
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They wore no headgear, their hair falling in curls on their shoulders.
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His smart blue bonnet, with sprig of holly and eagle's feather, was already recognised as the Scottish headgear.
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The dresses of the people are as various as round Tiflis; the headgear of the Mingrelian peasants appears truly comic.
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British Dictionary definitions for headgear

headgear

/ (ˈhɛdˌɡɪə) /

noun

any head covering, esp a hat

any part of a horse's harness that is worn on the head

the hoisting mechanism at the pithead of a mine

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headgear

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headgear

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