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
And next year the highly anticipated Museum of Image and Sound will finally debut in Copacabana, with original photographs that capture earlier incarnations of Rio, telenovela scripts, and even a floor dedicated to Carmen Miranda's headdresses.
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Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
The outfits get smaller, the headdresses get bigger, and the accessories get wilder.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
The feathered headdress once worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma II resides in Vienna.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Roberts' category was presented by Cher, wearing her iconic Bob Mackie ensemble complete with feather headdress.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
The outfits get smaller, the headdresses get bigger, and the accessories get wilder.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Dec. 2024
The feathered headdress once worn by Aztec emperor Moctezuma II resides in Vienna.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Roberts' category was presented by Cher, wearing her iconic Bob Mackie ensemble complete with feather headdress.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdress
Noun
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Cooper is seen wearing a red Texas Tech hat, while Luis Medina (Emilio Rivera) is wearing a Dallas Cowboys shirt.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Jan. 2025
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Underwear has been fashioned into a hat stretched over its forelock.—
Mary Logan Bikoff,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The Dolphins might have to revisit the 29-year-old’s contract to create the cap space needed to improve the 2025 team this offseason.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2025
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If Rodgers retires or is released, the Jets must eat a $49 million salary cap charge.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Also, don't try to be cool by not wearing a helmet.—
Gillian Telling,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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Authorities later found a ballistic helmet, night-vision goggles, respirators and ammunition in the car, along with a package of shooting range targets, some of which were used.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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