Definition of Headdress

1. Noun. Clothing for the head.


Definition of Headdress

1. n. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.

Definition of Headdress

1. Noun. a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head. ¹

2. Noun. a hairdo. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Headdress

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Medical Definition of Headdress

1. 1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire. "Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume." (Addison) 2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Headdress

headcheese
headcheeses
headcloth
headcloths
headcollar
headcollars
headcount
headcounter
headcounts
headcover
headcovers
headdesk
headdesked
headdesking
headdesks
headdress (current term)
headdressed
headdresses
headed
headed off
headedness
headend
headends
header
header file
header files
headered
headerless
headers
headfast

Literary usage of Headdress

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"headdress. Among sociological badges, the headdress is of great interest. At first view its importance is not apparent, but its connections with the ..."

2. Buried Herculaneum by Ethel Ross Barker (1908)
"The originals of the bronze Sulla? of the Hannibal,5 with the splendid, shaggy hair, and of the fine Head with a headdress,* still remain unknown. ..."

3. The Ghost-dance Religion and the Sioux Outbreak of 1890 by James Mooney (1896)
"The eagle feather headdress from above, From the eagle above, from the eagle above; It is that feather we wear, It is that feather we wear. ..."

4. North American Indians of the Plains by Clark Wissler (1920)
"headdress of Buffalo Skin. Arapaho Women's Society. combined with appropriate ceremonial, or dancing functions, including practically all the adult males in ..."

5. Heroes and Heroines of Fiction: Modern Prose and Poetry; Famous Characters by William Shepard Walsh (1914)
"... was buried by her own orders in a " very fine Brussels lace headdress, a new pair of kid gloves, and a robe with lace ruffles and a lace collar. ..."

6. The Chautauquan by Chautauqua Institution (1909)
"headdress, Goes—Side and Front Views. is rather full of greasy "eyes" and contains forced meat balls or tiny sausages. To a hungry man who has spent the day ..."

7. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"WARBONNET OR headdress ITS MEANING The typical Indian is always shown with a ... Every one is familiar with the look of this headdress, but I find that few ..."

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