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
At the 1996 Golden Globes, Drescher wore a body-hugging white Hervé Léger bandage dress and a giant floral headdress.
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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
Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The king of the tribe, barely glimpsed under a hooded headdress, observes the appalling spectacle from a dais, as the ladies of his court—identically dressed in white skirts and ceremonial belts—are gathered at his side.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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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
Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The king of the tribe, barely glimpsed under a hooded headdress, observes the appalling spectacle from a dais, as the ladies of his court—identically dressed in white skirts and ceremonial belts—are gathered at his side.
—James Meyer, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdress
Noun
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Parham was last seen wearing a black-and-gray knitted hat, gray face covering, white coat, camouflage pants, black boots and a camo-pattern backpack.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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From candles made in nearby Beaufort to mugs, hats, cookbooks, and road snacks, Bluffton General Store offers a variety of keepsakes and grab-and-go items to browse and buy.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Hot topics figure to include a potential salary cap or floor as the Los Angeles Dodgers’ free agency spending spree continued this winter.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
31 Jan. 2026
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If the cap – which will be formally set by March 11 -- ends up at $305 million, the Dolphins would be about $25 million over the cap.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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Local reports noted that the woman miraculously survived partly because her helmet helped prevent more serious harm.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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While riders down under don't need to register these vehicles if they're only being used on farms, they are required to don a helmet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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