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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Pair a black-and-white plaid skirt or jacket from your closet with a red sweater and a statement hat.—
Emma Kershaw,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Haygood, who owns a ranch in central Texas and a lake house in Hot Springs Village, stood out in his Los Angeles Dodgers baseball hat and Boston Celtics sweatshirt.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Back in the fall of 2015, Houlihan’s market cap trailed those of Jefferies, Lazard, and Evercore.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
1 Nov. 2025
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Another tax break that could apply to a subset of filers is the bigger cap on the federal deduction for state and local taxes, or SALT.—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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If Fifth Down rules applied, and helmets crossing the goalline were enough for a touchdown, Coleman would have been ruled in.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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Both helmets will be available toward the middle of 2026, with the GTS priced at US$1,199/€1,199 and the GT at $949/€949.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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