noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

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

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

2. 2
   clothing for the head wordnet
3. 3
   The harness that fits on a horse's head. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head wordnet
5. 5
   The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   the hoist at the pithead of a mine wordnet
7. 7
   The rigging on the foresail. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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headdressbridleheaddressback bandbackstrapbearing rein

Example

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"The colander is recognized in the Czech Republic and New Zealand as religious headgear."

Etymology

From head + gear.

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