headdress

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US/ˈhɛdˌdɹɛs/

noun

A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

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headgear
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Meanings

nounheaddress (plural headdresses)

plural headdresses · alternative head-dress · alternative head dress

  1. A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

    Synonyms: headgear

  2. A hairdo.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.

Similar
headgear

More synonyms by meaning

nounclothing for the head

Similar
headgear
Broader
clothingarticle of clothingvesture
Also see
headgearheadwear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From head + dress.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Danish hovedbeklædning
  • hovedbeklædninga decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Esperanto kapvesto
  • kapvestoa decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Finnish päähine
  • päähinea decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
French couvre-chef
  • couvre-chefa decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
German Kopfbedeckung
  • Kopfbedeckunga decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Hindi शिरोभूषण
  • शिरोभूषण (śirobhūṣaṇ)a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Hungarian fejdísz, fejék
  • fejdísza decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
  • fejéka decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Icelandic höfuðbúnaður
  • höfuðbúnaðura decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Indonesian bulang
  • bulanga decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Irish ceannbheart
  • ceannbhearta decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Korean 헤드드레스
  • 헤드드레스 (hedeudeureseu)a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Māori hutukawa
  • hutukawaa decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Norwegian Bokmål hodepryd
  • hodepryda decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Polish nakrycie głowy
  • nakrycie głowya decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Russian головно́й убо́р
  • головно́й убо́р (golovnój ubór)a decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Spanish tocado, escofia
  • tocadoa decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
  • escofiaa decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
  • cofiaa decorative covering or ornament worn on the head
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“headdress.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headdress. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headdress,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headdress.

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