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headgear

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head·gear  (hdgîr)
n.
1. A covering, such as a hat or helmet, for the head.
2. The part of a harness that fits about a horse's head.
3. The rigging for hauling or lifting located at the head of a mine shaft.
4. Nautical The rigging on the forward sails of a craft.

headgear
Noun
hats collectively
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.headgearheadgear - clothing for the head                
cap - a tight-fitting headdress
article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, wearable, vesture, wear - a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
chapeau, hat, lid - headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
helmet - a protective headgear made of hard material to resist blows
hood - a headdress that protects the head and face
jeweled headdress, jewelled headdress - a headdress adorned with jewels
kaffiyeh - an Arab headdress consisting of a square piece of cloth folded into a triangle and fastened over the crown by an agal
miter, mitre - a liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasions
topknot - headdress consisting of a decorative ribbon or bow worn in the hair
turban - a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
wimple - headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
2.headgear - the hoist at the pithead of a mine
hoist - lifting device for raising heavy or cumbersome objects
3.headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
bridle - headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control
hackamore, halter - rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
harness - stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse
Translations
headgear [ˈhɛdgɪəʳ] head nKopfbedeckung f


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There are HIS anchors, HIS headgear, his foremast, his station for manoeuvring when the captain is in charge.
From these pilgrimages to the jug and basin, he returned with such eccentricities of damp headgear as no words can describe; which were made the more ludicrous by his anxious gravity.
They wore, like the men, only skins of wild animals caught about their waists with rawhide belts or chains of gold; but the black masses of their hair were incrusted with golden headgear composed of many circular and oval pieces of gold ingeniously held together to form a metal cap from which depended at each side of the head, long strings of oval pieces falling to the waist.
 
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