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
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.
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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
From Las Vegas casinos to Chicago nightclubs, glamoured performers donned eccentric high heels, makeup and headdresses at these shows, though nudity was also common.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 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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Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
From Las Vegas casinos to Chicago nightclubs, glamoured performers donned eccentric high heels, makeup and headdresses at these shows, though nudity was also common.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 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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In another video, Twiggs appears to be seen wearing a yellow hat with ears opening a cookie tin.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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It’s also made the industry lazier and more reliant on us to wear all the hats.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The tradition muted palette gets a graphic update courtesy of pops of color informed by school pennants, an LV monogram tartan, as well as on theme embroideries and crests that extend to small accessories in the form of what are sure to be covetable caps, scarves, and ties.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
12 Sep. 2025
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For steak main courses, wagyu from Snake River Farms Melba, Idaho, is offered as an 8-ounce filet or 6-ounce ribeye top cap.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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According to the news release, the driver of the motorcycle, who has not been identified, was not wearing a helmet and was pronounced dead at the scene.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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After three different designs, all created by Villareal, the brand committee landed on the helmet that will be worn against App State.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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