headwear

[hed-wair]

noun

1. coverings for the head, especially hats.

Word History and Origins

Origin of headwear¹

First recorded in 1865–70; head ( def. ) + ware ¹

Example Sentences

Melania is no stranger to impressive headwear - her white and navy wide-brimmed hat was a talking point at her husband's inauguration earlier this year.

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Something about the congregation’s elegant headwear always caught her eye.

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Remember the collective removal of headwear to taunt the cap-less Patrick Cantlay.

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For sure the fashion moments, especially the ones that broke my brain, like Carrie’s Michelin Man snowstorm getup or her recent gingham headwear disaster that my former colleague Meredith Blake described as Strawberry Shortcake … and don’t get me started on Lisa’s jumbo balls of twine necklace.

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The film and the discussion and debate it inspired marked a new surge in Malcolm Fever that included but went far beyond fashionable headwear.

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