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
For Great Plains tribes, for instance, each feather placed on a headdress has significance and had to be earned through an act of compassion or bravery.
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Janelle Ash, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The dancers were of all shapes and sizes, dazzling in skimpy bodysuits, fishnets, garters, and headdresses with neon feathers and sequins.
—Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
This is road trip country, with stops to pick up hot bread and herbal tea made curbside, soft-serve from the ice cream vans that line major routes, and headdresses made from fresh herbs and flowers, typically worn around Rijal Alma’a.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Elizabeth is on a horse wearing a bird headdress with distinctively owlish characteristics.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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Janelle Ash, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
The dancers were of all shapes and sizes, dazzling in skimpy bodysuits, fishnets, garters, and headdresses with neon feathers and sequins.
—Maggie Shipstead, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2024
This is road trip country, with stops to pick up hot bread and herbal tea made curbside, soft-serve from the ice cream vans that line major routes, and headdresses made from fresh herbs and flowers, typically worn around Rijal Alma’a.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Nov. 2024
Elizabeth is on a horse wearing a bird headdress with distinctively owlish characteristics.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdress
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Once Jefferson earned his face time, the camera found Addison, who relaxed on the bench with a Vikings hat high atop his head.Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, world leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tipped their hats to Trump during his visit to Paris.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Dec. 2024
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The special caps off Howard’s extensive international tour spanning 237 shows across 141 cities in 30 countries, selling over 335,000 tickets.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Broadcom cemented its status as one of the biggest artificial intelligence winners on Wall Street — and joined the vaunted $1 trillion market cap club thanks to a 24.4% surge in Friday’s session.Zev Fima, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
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Despite tapping his helmet, Kurtz said his coaches didn't pull him out.Kenny Jacoby, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Eglin flight, given the gentle Florida clime, would only require a standard flight suit, G-pants, helmet and oxygen mask.Jim Clash, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdress. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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