Meaning

5 senses
  1. (uncountable)Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

    Kopfbedeckung

    головно́й убо́рgolovnój ubór

  2. (countable, uncountable)The harness that fits on a horse's head.

    Zaumzeug

    stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head

  3. (countable, uncountable)The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The rigging on the foresail.

  5. (countable, uncountable)A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. A society that bans religious headgear is not free.

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  2. Tom was late for wrestling practice because he left his headgear at home.

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  3. The colander is recognized in the Czech Republic and New Zealand as religious headgear.

    Друшляк визнаний у якості релігійного головного убору в Чехії та Новій Зеландії.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
anything worn on the head:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
anything worn on the head:
harness that fits on a horse's head:

Origin

From head + gear.

From head + gear.

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Forms

plural: headgears
Singularheadgear
Pluralheadgears

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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