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headdress

noun

ˈhed-ˌdres

Definition of headdress

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 However, in only one of these cases does the culprit wear a cool antler headdress and take drink recipes from the Necronomicon. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 Pay homage to a statue of the Egyptian god Horus, whose headdress recalls Natalie Portman’s Queen Amidala, and a Hopi katsina doll of an ogre with the same beak as Jar Jar Binks. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 The scent of burning copal filled the air on a recent Monday night as Nury Ortega placed a headdress of long, colorful feathers on her head. — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 There’s a unique headdress logo on the tank that will remind you of the one Indian used on its bikes in the 30s and 40s. — New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for headdress

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Your server, wearing a conductor’s hat, cheerily shakes them up in front of you.

— Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The sheriff unveiled the hats in a social media video featuring several deputies.

— Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of hat

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Another image captures Gellar and her husband together at the track, while a third shows Rocky wearing a helmet as his go-kart undergoes an inspection.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Scientists dream of making spider silk into high-performing materials for seat belts, helmets, naval materials, and even scaffolds to help repair brain cells.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of helmet

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