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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Lee Corso, who wore garnet and gold long before the headgear, will be in attendance.
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D’joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
First worn as military headgear in the Roman Empire, pill box hats reached the height of their popularity in the 1950s and ’60s when sported by the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Elliott believes that his cast dressing to the nines in outrageously glamorous frocks and bejeweled Carmen Miranda-style headgear atop their wigs, helped pave the way for the likes of RuPaul’s Drag Race to enter the mainstream.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
At its state-of-the-art facility in Kampala, workers in clean room suits and headgear known as snoods sift and mix precise ingredients.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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D’joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
First worn as military headgear in the Roman Empire, pill box hats reached the height of their popularity in the 1950s and ’60s when sported by the likes of Jackie Kennedy and Princess Diana.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Elliott believes that his cast dressing to the nines in outrageously glamorous frocks and bejeweled Carmen Miranda-style headgear atop their wigs, helped pave the way for the likes of RuPaul’s Drag Race to enter the mainstream.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
At its state-of-the-art facility in Kampala, workers in clean room suits and headgear known as snoods sift and mix precise ingredients.
—Brian Simpson, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headgear. Accessed 8 Oct. 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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