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
People imagine being wowed by fire performances (that's Samoan) and fast-paced, hip-shaking dancing with those big eye-catching headdresses (most likely the Tahitian otea dance).
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Guests were served meals over several days, dancers in bright headdresses performed for the crowd, and water buffalo – the most valuable gift a family can give – were led into the courtyard for sacrifice.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
At the 1996 Golden Globes, Drescher wore a body-hugging white Hervé Léger bandage dress and a giant floral headdress.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Yiyoguaje sported a spectacular headdress of layered feathers that cascaded down his back, blue and pink, green and yellow, topped by three long macaw feathers standing up like spears.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Guests were served meals over several days, dancers in bright headdresses performed for the crowd, and water buffalo – the most valuable gift a family can give – were led into the courtyard for sacrifice.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
At the 1996 Golden Globes, Drescher wore a body-hugging white Hervé Léger bandage dress and a giant floral headdress.
—Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 11 Jan. 2026
Yiyoguaje sported a spectacular headdress of layered feathers that cascaded down his back, blue and pink, green and yellow, topped by three long macaw feathers standing up like spears.
—Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdress
Noun
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Guests are instructed to remove all garments with the exception of gloves, socks, underwear, a hat and face mask before heading into a -72°F room where for 20 seconds guests stand before entering a -167°F chamber for three minutes.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Gloves, a scarf, and a hat will keep you from losing your body heat.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Dewan, wearing a Los Angeles Dodgers cap, smiled into the camera during their jam session.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
20 Feb. 2026
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The cap-sleeve top and wide-leg pants combo is sleek, flattering, and ridiculously easy to style with your favorite sneakers.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Ultimately, Heraskevych does not regret his decision to compete wearing his helmet.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Of course, putting us in Dunk’s point of view starts with the helmet shot itself.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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