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Headgear

//ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)// noun

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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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  1. 6
    the hoist at the pithead of a mine wordnet
  2. 7
    The rigging on the foresail. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From head + gear.

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