HEADDRESS

headdress, headgear

(noun) clothing for the head

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

headdress (plural headdresses)

A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

A hairdo.

Synonyms

• (an covering or ornament worn on the head): headgear

Source: Wiktionary


Head"dress`, n.

1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire. Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume. Addison.

2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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