Definition of Head covering
1. Noun. A garment that covers the head and face.
Specialized synonyms: Chadar, Chaddar, Chador, Chuddar, Face Veil, Yashmac, Yashmak
Generic synonyms: Garment
Derivative terms: Veil
Definition of Head covering
1. Noun. A covering for the head. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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Literary usage of Head covering
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1. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities: Being a Continuation of the by Samuel Cheetham (1880)
"2) that the head of a Christian was uncontaminated by the head-covering of the
... he insists that the veil or head-covering should at any rate come down to ..."
2. A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities by William Smith, Samuel Cheetham (1893)
"With regard to the head-covering of clerics, the Gregorian Sacramentan/ (p.
38) lays down the rule, that no cleric stands in the church at any time with ..."
3. Investigations of the Aquatic Resources and Fisheries of Porto Rico by United States Bureau of Fisheries, Barton Warren Evermann, Millard Caleb Marsh, William A. Wilcox (1900)
"Dorsal somewhat higher than width of a body ring, its base about 1.33 in length
of head, covering 2 + 6 rings. Pectoral higher than length of base; ..."
4. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Metal head-covering, shaped like a sou'-wester, worn by archers early in the
fifteenth century. Salamander. ..."
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