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The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses.
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
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Experienced costumers are encouraging others to use zip ties and plenty of bobby pins to secure wigs and headdresses.
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Early images from the movie show Hathaway in a golden halo-like headdress and gilt bodysuit, looking like Cher meets the Virgin Mary — and, well, I’m sold.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The Ash People, who bear red headdresses and have ash smeared across their faces, then attack Jake and Neytiri with a barrage of flaming arrows.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Whether that means spending countless hours researching in library collections or transforming a Pier One Imports placemat into a warrior’s headdress, her dedication to impactful storytelling as a means of cultural preservation is undeniable.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
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Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 4 Mar. 2025
Early images from the movie show Hathaway in a golden halo-like headdress and gilt bodysuit, looking like Cher meets the Virgin Mary — and, well, I’m sold.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The Ash People, who bear red headdresses and have ash smeared across their faces, then attack Jake and Neytiri with a barrage of flaming arrows.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Whether that means spending countless hours researching in library collections or transforming a Pier One Imports placemat into a warrior’s headdress, her dedication to impactful storytelling as a means of cultural preservation is undeniable.
—Essence, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headdress. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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headdress
noun
head·dress
ˈhed-ˌdres 
: a covering or ornament for the head
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