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HEADDRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does headdress mean? 

HEADDRESS (noun)
  The noun HEADDRESS has 1 sense:

1. clothing for the headplay

  Familiarity information: HEADDRESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HEADDRESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Clothing for the head

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

headdress; headgear

Hypernyms ("headdress" is a kind of...):

article of clothing; clothing; habiliment; vesture; wear; wearable (a covering designed to be worn on a person's body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "headdress"):

cap (a tight-fitting headdress)

chapeau; hat; lid (headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim)

helmet (a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows)

hood (a headdress that protects the head and face)

jeweled headdress; jewelled headdress (a headdress adorned with jewels)

kaffiyeh (an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal)

miter; mitre (a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions)

topknot (headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair)

turban (a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head)

wimple (headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women)


 Context examples 


During the next fifteen minutes she looked more like a rose than ever, for everyone availed themselves of their privileges to the fullest extent, from Mr. Laurence to old Hannah, who, adorned with a headdress fearfully and wonderfully made, fell upon her in the hall, crying with a sob and a chuckle, Bless you, deary, a hundred times!

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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