as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
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Recent Examples of headdress
Guests were served meals over several days, dancers in bright headdresses performed for the crowd, and water buffalo – the most valuable gift a family can give – were led into the courtyard for sacrifice.
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Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
At the 1996 Golden Globes, Drescher wore a body-hugging white Hervé Léger bandage dress and a giant floral headdress.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Yiyoguaje sported a spectacular headdress of layered feathers that cascaded down his back, blue and pink, green and yellow, topped by three long macaw feathers standing up like spears.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
At the 1996 Golden Globes, Drescher wore a body-hugging white Hervé Léger bandage dress and a giant floral headdress.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Yiyoguaje sported a spectacular headdress of layered feathers that cascaded down his back, blue and pink, green and yellow, topped by three long macaw feathers standing up like spears.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdress
Noun
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Guests are instructed to remove all garments with the exception of gloves, socks, underwear, a hat and face mask before heading into a -72°F room where for 20 seconds guests stand before entering a -167°F chamber for three minutes.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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That has led, in part, to some talk of a salary cap and a potential lockout perhaps erasing the entire 2027 season.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Now surrounded by trendy cafés selling matcha lattes, his boutique is filled to the brim with hunting jackets, tuxedos, dress shoes and tweed caps.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Bloom was photographed inside the suite talking to Graves, Foxx, and Mike Majlak while wearing an orange and black Raising Cane football helmet on his head.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
11 Feb. 2026
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Heraskevych has been fighting to compete in the helmet, which features images of the Ukrainian athletes who either died fighting or were killed in attacks.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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