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headdress [ˈhɛdˌdrɛs] n
(Clothing & Fashion) any head covering, esp an ornate one or one denoting a rank or occupation ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Translations headdress [ˈhɛdˌdrɛs] n (made of feathers) → copricapo; (of bride) → acconciatura headdress [ˈhɛdˌdrɛs] n (made of feathers) → copricapo; (of bride) → acconciatura How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Look at our Anna Mikhaylovna- what a headdress she has on Dame Aloise de Gondelaurier, a rich and noble woman, who held by the hand a pretty girl about five or six years of age, and dragged a long veil about, suspended to the golden horn of her headdress, halted as she passed the wooden bed, and gazed for a moment at the wretched creature, while her charming little daughter, Fleur-de-Lys de Gondelaurier, spelled out with her tiny, pretty finger, the permanent inscription attached to the wooden bed: "Foundlings. The savage headdress of the Dyaks, the long, narrow, decorated shields, the flashing blades of parang and kris sent a shudder through the girl, so close they seemed beneath the schooner's side. |
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