headdress Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun clothing for the head
    headgear.

WordNet


Head"dress` noun
Definitions
  1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.
    Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume. Addison.
  2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.

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