headdress
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5.6
- noun
- /ˈhɛdˌrɛs/
:
tocado
- In many Indigenous cultures, leaders are often recognized by their ornate headdresses worn during ceremonies.
- feathered headdress
- wearing this headdress
- beaded headdress
Of people with headdresses that look like helmets.
- Of people with headdresses that look like helmets.
- And the prize of that game is a headdress, which is a dress for your head.
- You could come into the living room naked with a neon headdress and a feather boa, and they may still just say, hey, can you pass the remote?
- But like her headdress is like this and the skirts like that.
- I think a lot of people probably go headdresses full garb, but I don't know if that's reality.
Examples
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A painting of a warrior dressed in jaguar skin and wearing a feathered headdress decorates one cave wall.
Academic text (2008) -
That's a very fetching headdress you're wearing.
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And now you must remove your headdress... and make yourself known to us.
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It's my honor, as master of the hunt, to wear the headdress.
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They do not judge one another by the color of their skin or the style of their headdress.
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It's a ceremonial headdress used for magical invocations.
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In most cultures, a king is set apart from the plebeians with an ornamental headdress.
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The same elements also appear in the elaborate headdresses of some Aztec goddesses and women.
Academic text (2011) -
Butterflies and birds, along with flowers, can be seen in the headdresses of certain deities in Aztec art.
Academic text (2011) -
Some wore feathered headdresses, while others wore horned helmets or simple leather caps.
Synonyms
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1.0
A shaped covering for the head with a brim worn for warmth, protection, or style
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3.0
A circular decorative object worn on the head as a sign of power or victory
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3.4
A cloth worn to cover the head and face for religion, ceremony, or privacy
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3.7
A head covering that you make by wrapping a long cloth around the head
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4.1
A hat for women or children tied under the chin that covers the ears and back of the head
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5.2
A cloth some Muslim women wear to cover their hair and neck for modesty
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3.6
A piece of hair worn to hide baldness or change hairstyle
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4.3
A tall hat with a flat top and straight sides worn with formal clothes
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2.3
A piece of cloth often worn by women on the head for warmth, to cover hair, or for style
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3.7
Items like hats worn on the head for protection, decoration, or ceremony
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4.4
A decorative item worn on the head for special events
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7.6
A small round cap that fits the top of the head and has no brim, often worn for religious reasons
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3.1
Items you wear on your head, like hats or helmets
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2.2
Cloth or hat that people wear on the head, sometimes over the face
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A square cloth folded and worn on the head in the Middle East, often held with a cord
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9.0
A headdress made of feathers that some Native American leaders wear for ceremonies
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9.8
A patterned square cloth worn on the head or neck to protect from sun and sand
A cover worn on the head decorated with jewels for special events
A starched white head covering with wing-like sides worn by some nuns
A cloth worn on the head for cultural, religious, or protective reasons
A classic formal hat like a top hat worn at weddings and ceremonies
A tall round hat for men worn on formal occasions
A formal men's hat with a tall foldable crown worn to the theatre
A tall formal hat for men often covered with silk or fur and worn with a formal suit
A hat with sides turned up to make points, worn with old formal clothes
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Headdress comes from joining head and dress, where dress means 'clothing'. So a headdress is like 'clothing for the head', often worn as decoration or as part of a ceremony.