- any head covering, esp an ornate one or one denoting a rank or occupation
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
head•dress /ˈhɛdˌdrɛs/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Clothinga covering or decoration for the head.
head•dress
(hed′dres′),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga covering or decoration for the head:a tribal headdress of feathers.
- Clothinga style or manner of arranging the hair.
- head + dress 1695–1705
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headdress /ˈhɛdˌdrɛs/ n
'headdress' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aigrette
- bonnet
- coiffure
- cornet
- crown
- diadem
- frontlet
- hackle
- keffiyeh
- lappet
- mitre
- shako
- tiara
- toque
- turban
- veil
- atef-crown
- cap
- chaperon
- coif
- commode
- corona
- fez
- hairpin
- hennin
- kaffiyeh
- liripipe
- miter
- pinner
- polos
- pouf
- rumal
- tarboosh
- tire
- uraeus
- war bonnet
- steeple headdress