as in hats
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 headdresses
For guests, the most popular props were headdresses—or sunglasses, for Gloria Vanderbilt.
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Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Pearls and portraiture and pearls are combined in headdresses; a gentleman’s glove is adorned with filigree and tourmalines.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
No paintings of stoic elders in headdresses.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
People imagine being wowed by fire performances (that's Samoan) and fast-paced, hip-shaking dancing with those big eye-catching headdresses (most likely the Tahitian otea dance).
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 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
The reshaping of the skull was intended to alter a person’s appearance and emphasize headdresses and ornaments that would distinguish them from others later in life.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Scott built the headdresses from a collection of feathers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Pearls and portraiture and pearls are combined in headdresses; a gentleman’s glove is adorned with filigree and tourmalines.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
No paintings of stoic elders in headdresses.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
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.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
People imagine being wowed by fire performances (that's Samoan) and fast-paced, hip-shaking dancing with those big eye-catching headdresses (most likely the Tahitian otea dance).
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 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
The reshaping of the skull was intended to alter a person’s appearance and emphasize headdresses and ornaments that would distinguish them from others later in life.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Scott built the headdresses from a collection of feathers.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdresses
Noun
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The jury also heard about how Tex sold Diane's expensive clothes, shoes, hats, purses, and furs in an estate sale a little more than two months after her death and then a month after that, auctioned off her jewelry to the highest bidder.—
Lauren A. White,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Mueller fears that the mounting pressures on farmers, exacerbated by the war, could lead some to hang up their hats for good.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beyond pay, Powell said the university’s efforts to remove parking fee caps and the right for faculty members to have their own office space have been major sticking points in negotiations.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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There’s an important distinction between LED caps and low level light therapy caps.—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Headdresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdresses. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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