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
An Overachiever for the Underdog When members of the Stop B2H coalition gather in Gilbert’s living room, a computerized display of properties in the path of the project sits on a chair just beneath a portrait of a Native American man in a headdress of fur and bison horns.
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
For her 2005 tour, Kylie Minogue performed at least four songs in a leotard dripping in crystals, a giant feather bustle and an enormous feather headdress.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
She’s dressed as Joan of Arc in a suit of armor, been the Statue of Liberty complete with spiky headdress.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Nothing new was added to her typical visage, allowing for her cabaret headdress to take center stage.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Tony Schick, ProPublica, 14 Aug. 2025
For her 2005 tour, Kylie Minogue performed at least four songs in a leotard dripping in crystals, a giant feather bustle and an enormous feather headdress.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
She’s dressed as Joan of Arc in a suit of armor, been the Statue of Liberty complete with spiky headdress.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2025
Nothing new was added to her typical visage, allowing for her cabaret headdress to take center stage.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdress
Noun
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The soon-to-be mom of five shared a few clips of Wells playing with a toy with a birthday hat on.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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The book examines Stetson’s evolution through the lens of its most recognizable hat styles and their impact on art, film and music.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
6 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Spare silicone caps are included, making these headphones plenty comfortable.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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The agency also upped standard deduction caps and shared higher brackets for long-term capital gains taxes — a term that refers to investments owned for longer than a year.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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With no allies, no helmets and no way of getting home, Smith might need Superman himself (David Corenswet) to get back to Earth.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Oct. 2025
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Despite wearing a helmet and protective vest, Reeve was found unconscious and not breathing, but was revived with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, according to the Washington Post.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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