Meaning

2 senses
  1. A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

    Kopfbedeckung

    головно́й убо́рgolovnój ubór

    clothing for the head

  2. A hairdo.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. The one with the unique headdress is the chieftain.

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  2. Ashkenazim wore the traditional sudra headdress until the 16th century.

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  3. The week before emancipation day the women love to wear a headdress.

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  4. The feathered headdress was magnificent.

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  5. The showgirl's headdress was so tall she had to duck to get through the door.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
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a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head:
Deutsch
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a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head:

Origin

From head + dress.

From head + dress.

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Forms

plural: headdresses

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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