warbonnet

noun

war·​bon·​net ˈwȯr-ˌbä-nət How to pronounce warbonnet (audio)
: an American Indian ceremonial headdress often with a feathered extension down the back

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Love is a War Song follows pop star Avery Fox, who is reeling from a backlash after posing in a Native American warbonnet on the cover of Rolling Stone. EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Disrespecting the warbonnet is a grievous wrong and dishonors the likes of all who earned them with pride, like Sitting Bull and Rain-in-the-Face. Ruth Hopkins, Teen Vogue, 12 Nov. 2019 This week on the @natgeo Instagram, a swimmer navigates Devil's Eye Spring, meerkats embrace in Botswana, and a mosshead warbonnet peeks its head out of the neck of a bottle. Steve Winter, National Geographic, 9 Sep. 2016

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First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of warbonnet was in 1810

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“Warbonnet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warbonnet. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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warbonnet

noun
war·​bon·​net ˈwȯr-ˌbän-ət How to pronounce warbonnet (audio)
: a long feathered ceremonial headdress of North American Indigenous peoples

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