headgear

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UK/ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)/US/ˈhɛdɡɪɹ/

noun

Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

Similar
headdressheadwearbridle
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Meanings

nounheadgear (countable and uncountable, plural headgears)

plural headgears

  1. uncountableAnything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

    Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose.

    1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 296

    Synonyms: headdress, headwear

  2. countableuncountableThe harness that fits on a horse's head.

    Synonyms: bridle

  3. countableuncountableThe lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
  4. countableuncountablenauticalThe rigging on the foresail.
  5. countableuncountableorthodonticsA type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAnything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

Similar
headdressheadwear

nounThe harness that fits on a horse's head.

Similar
bridle

More synonyms by meaning

nounclothing for the head

Similar
headdress
Broader
clothingarticle of clothingvesture
Also see
headdressheadframeheadpieceheadwear

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From head + gear.

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Translations

Arabic عَمْرَة, غِطَاء الرَّأْس
  • عَمْرَة (ʕamra)anything worn on the head
  • غِطَاء الرَّأْس (ḡiṭāʔ ar-raʔs)anything worn on the head
Bulgarian оглавник
  • оглавник (oglavnik)harness that fits on a horse's head
Chinese Mandarin 帽子, 頭巾 /头巾
  • 帽子 (màozi)anything worn on the head
  • 頭巾 /头巾 (tóujīn)anything worn on the head
Czech pokrývka hlavy
  • pokrývka hlavyanything worn on the head
Finnish päähine, päitset
  • päähineanything worn on the head
  • päitsetharness that fits on a horse's head
French couvre-chef
  • couvre-chefanything worn on the head
German Kopfbedeckung, Zaumzeug
  • Kopfbedeckunganything worn on the head
  • Zaumzeugharness that fits on a horse's head
Hebrew כִּסּוּי רֹאשׁ
  • כִּסּוּי רֹאשׁ (kisúy rosh)anything worn on the head
Hungarian fejfedő
  • fejfedőanything worn on the head
Icelandic höfuðbúnaður
  • höfuðbúnaðuranything worn on the head
Irish ceannbheart
  • ceannbheartanything worn on the head
Italian copricapo, cappuccio
  • copricapoanything worn on the head
  • cappuccioanything worn on the head
  • cappelloanything worn on the head
  • bandanaanything worn on the head
  • imbragaturaharness that fits on a horse's head
  • imbracaturaharness that fits on a horse's head
Japanese 帽子, ヘッドギア
  • 帽子 (bōshi)anything worn on the head
  • ヘッドギア (heddogia)anything worn on the head
  • 頭巾 (zukin)anything worn on the head
Korean 모자, 헤드기어
  • 모자 (moja)anything worn on the head
  • 헤드기어 (hedeugieo)anything worn on the head
  • 두건 (dugeon)anything worn on the head
  • 쓸 것 (sseul geot)anything worn on the head
Māori paraehe, paraehe
  • paraeheanything worn on the head
  • paraeheharness that fits on a horse's head
  • paraireharness that fits on a horse's head
Polish nakrycie głowy, uprząż
  • nakrycie głowyanything worn on the head
  • uprzążharness that fits on a horse's head
  • nakrycie głowytraditional headgear
Portuguese acessório para a cabeça
  • acessório para a cabeçaanything worn on the head
Russian головно́й убо́р
  • головно́й убо́р (golovnój ubór)anything worn on the head
Spanish prenda para la cabeza, accesorio para la cabeza
  • prenda para la cabezaanything worn on the head
  • accesorio para la cabezaanything worn on the head
  • sombreroanything worn on the head
  • escofiaanything worn on the head
  • cofiaanything worn on the head
  • bridaharness that fits on a horse's head
Swedish huvudbonad
  • huvudbonadanything worn on the head

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gearheadHeegaard
Cite this entry
APA

headgear. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headgear

MLA

“headgear.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headgear. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “headgear,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/headgear.

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