headdresses

noun

plural of headdress
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 By the Renaissance, black mourning garments, veils, and headdresses distinguished grieving European aristocrats. — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026 There was so much color, all these beautiful headdresses, and the male dancers were stomping their legs to mimic the drums. — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 He was surrounded by Iranian flags, Egyptian fans donning King Tutankhamun headdresses and people who had made entire outfits out of their nation’s colors — all mixed among Pride flags. — Sam McDowell 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 Inside the iconic Cuban bar turned Scottish hotspot, the Tartan Army hollered as dancers dressed in green and yellow feather headdresses danced on top of the Ball & Chain bar. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 22 June 2026 Her male counterparts were also well represented, with pharaohs donning headdresses of various eras, their outfits playing on the contrast between polished, hammered, engraved and even beaded golds. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Ballroom culture infuses all aspects of the show, including a parade of costumes, ranging from contemporary neon getups to sumptuous evening gowns and glittering headdresses. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 The 21-year-old goalkeeper, who takes his last name from the Mura people of his birth, left his headdresses and bows behind to play for Originarios, a new soccer club in Rio’s fifth division that is mainly for players under the age of 23. — ABC News, 2 May 2026 Look out for accessories like lace gloves (up 95 percent), body chain jewelry (up 240 percent), red wedding veils (up 255 percent), Juliet caps (up 245 percent), and pearl headdresses (up 225 percent)—you’re about to see them everywhere. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdresses
  1. hats
  2. caps
Noun
  • Percussion is at the forefront of the mix, with microscopic pinpricks in lieu of hi-hats and lots of keylike metallic jangling run through sheets of echo.
    — Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The hats ensured that everyone at a Hollywood event knew when Hedda Hopper had arrived.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of hats
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  • The caps, which took effect in July, limit graduate students to $20,500 a year and professional students to $50,000 a year.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Jessica Dickler,Sarah Agostino,Greg Iacurci,Lorie Konish,Annie Nova,Sharon Epperson,Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said the speed caps were lifted on Saturday, and the service was restored.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of caps

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