/hɛˈdɹɛˌs/ - [hedres] - head•dress
We found 7 definitions of headdress from 5 different sources.
NounPlural: headdresses |
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headdress - clothing for the head | ||
headgear | ||
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear a covering designed to be worn on a person's body | ||
cap a tight-fitting headdress | ||
chapeau, hat, lid an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" | ||
helmet a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows | ||
hood (zoology) an expandable part or marking that resembles a hood on the head or neck of an animal | ||
jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress a headdress adorned with jewels | ||
kaffiyeh an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal | ||
miter, mitre a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions | ||
topknot showy crest or knot of hair or feathers | ||
turban a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head |