headdress, headgear
(noun) clothing for the head
headgear
(noun) stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse’s head
headgear
(noun) the hoist at the pithead of a mine
Source: WordNet® 3.1
headgear (countable and uncountable, plural headgears)
(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a helmet.
The harness that fits on a horse's head.
The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
(nautical) the rigging on the foresail
(orthodontics) A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.
• (clothing): headdress, headwear; see also headgear
• (harness on a horse's head): bridle
• Heegaard, gear head, gearhead
Source: Wiktionary
Head" gear`, or; Head"gear` (, n.
1. Headdress.
2. Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
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