(headdress)
1Headdress — Head dress (h[e^]d dr[e^]s ), n. 1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire; as, chiefs among the plains Indians had elaborate long headdresses with many feathers. [1913 Webster] Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful …
2headdress — 1703, from HEAD (Cf. head) (n.) + DRESS (Cf. dress) (n.) …
3headdress — ► NOUN ▪ an ornamental covering for the head …
4headdress — [hed′dres΄] n. 1. a covering or decoration for the head 2. a style of arranging the hair; coiffure …
5headdress — UK [ˈhedˌdres] / US noun [countable] Word forms headdress : singular headdress plural headdresses a decorated piece of clothing that someone wears on their head …
6headdress — noun clothing for the head • Syn: ↑headgear • Hypernyms: ↑clothing, ↑article of clothing, ↑vesture, ↑wear, ↑wearable, ↑habiliment • …
7headdress — /hed dres /, n. 1. a covering or decoration for the head: a tribal headdress of feathers. 2. a style or manner of arranging the hair. [1695 1705; HEAD + DRESS] * * * …
8headdress — noun Headdress is used after these nouns: ↑feather …
9headdress — head|dress [ˈhed dres] n something that someone wears on their head, especially for decoration on a special occasion ▪ The bride wore white with a pearl headdress …
10headdress — [[t]he̱ddres[/t]] headdresses also head dress N COUNT A headdress is something that is worn on a person s head for decoration …
