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loose head

British  

noun

  1. rugby the prop on the hooker's left in the front row of a scrum Compare tight head

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Signs of a potentially more relaxed attitude to the country's strict dress code for women were present at Pezeshkian's press conference on Monday, where some female journalists wore loose head coverings.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

A dozen collard varieties sport leaves ranging from green and blue-green to the yellow-green ones of Yellow Cabbage Collards, a North Carolina heirloom whose leaves form a loose head.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023

Online photos of the young pilot in her khaki jumpsuit, loose head scarf and aviator sunglasses went viral.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 5, 2015

While the emir remained seated, it was his wife who got up and delivered the speech--in English, wearing a loose head scarf that took nothing away from her film-star looks.

From Time Magazine Archive

See that the ferrule and shank are of one piece if you do not want to be bothered with a loose head.

From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by Rockwell, F. F. (Frederick Frye)