1
: a covering or protective device for the head
2
: a harness for a horse's head
Examples of headgear in a Sentence
The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear.
Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.
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The days of risking dehydration and getting cancelled for wearing appropriative headgear are gone.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Yes, but: No headgear is considered 100% concussion-proof.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
When The Apprentice actor wore similar headgear to the Golden Globes, the actress, 42, couldn't help but make a visual reference on her page.
—Sophie Hessekiel, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Ahead of that season’s Ohio State-Penn State game, Corso put on the Buckeyes mascot Brutus’ headgear and the rest was history.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Yes, but: No headgear is considered 100% concussion-proof.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025
When The Apprentice actor wore similar headgear to the Golden Globes, the actress, 42, couldn't help but make a visual reference on her page.
—Sophie Hessekiel, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
Ahead of that season’s Ohio State-Penn State game, Corso put on the Buckeyes mascot Brutus’ headgear and the rest was history.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headgear
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headgear. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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headgear
noun
head·gear
-ˌgi(ə)r 
1
: a covering (as a hat or helmet) for the head
2
: harness for a horse's head
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