head covering

noun

A covering for the head.

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Meanings

nounhead covering (plural head coverings)

plural head coverings

  1. A covering for the head.

    Synonyms: headcover, head-cover, head cover

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA covering for the head.

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headcoverhead-coverhead cover

More synonyms by meaning

nouna garment that covers the head and face

Similar
veil
Broader
garment
Also see
veil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan lligadura
  • lligaduracovering for the head
Chinese Mandarin 頭巾 /头巾
  • 頭巾 /头巾 (tóujīn)covering for the head
Finnish päähine
  • päähinecovering for the head
French couvre-chef
  • couvre-chefcovering for the head
German Kopfbedeckung
  • Kopfbedeckungcovering for the head
Italian copricapo
  • copricapocovering for the head
Japanese 頭巾, ヘッドギア
  • 頭巾 (zukin)covering for the head
  • ヘッドギア (heddogia)covering for the head
Korean 두건, 헤드기어
  • 두건 (dugeon)covering for the head
  • 헤드기어 (hedeugieo)covering for the head
  • 쓸 것 (sseul geot)covering for the head
Russian плато́к, косы́нка
  • плато́к (platók)covering for the head
  • косы́нка (kosýnka)covering for the head
  • головно́й убо́р (golovnój ubór)covering for the head
Cite this entry
APA

head covering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20covering

MLA

“head covering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20covering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head covering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head%20covering.

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