as in hats
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
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Recent Examples of headdresses
Look out for accessories like lace gloves (up 95 percent), body chain jewelry (up 240 percent), red wedding veils (up 255 percent), Juliet caps (up 245 percent), and pearl headdresses (up 225 percent)—you’re about to see them everywhere.
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Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
For guests, the most popular props were headdresses—or sunglasses, for Gloria Vanderbilt.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Pearls and portraiture and pearls are combined in headdresses; a gentleman’s glove is adorned with filigree and tourmalines.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
No paintings of stoic elders in headdresses.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Guests were served meals over several days, dancers in bright headdresses performed for the crowd, and water buffalo – the most valuable gift a family can give – were led into the courtyard for sacrifice.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
People imagine being wowed by fire performances (that's Samoan) and fast-paced, hip-shaking dancing with those big eye-catching headdresses (most likely the Tahitian otea dance).
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The reshaping of the skull was intended to alter a person’s appearance and emphasize headdresses and ornaments that would distinguish them from others later in life.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
For guests, the most popular props were headdresses—or sunglasses, for Gloria Vanderbilt.
—Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 30 Mar. 2026
Pearls and portraiture and pearls are combined in headdresses; a gentleman’s glove is adorned with filigree and tourmalines.
—Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
No paintings of stoic elders in headdresses.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Guests were served meals over several days, dancers in bright headdresses performed for the crowd, and water buffalo – the most valuable gift a family can give – were led into the courtyard for sacrifice.
—Claire White, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
People imagine being wowed by fire performances (that's Samoan) and fast-paced, hip-shaking dancing with those big eye-catching headdresses (most likely the Tahitian otea dance).
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026
Russian state media outlets shared images of the building’s marbled pillars and staircases as dancers, wearing kokoshniks, traditional Russian headdresses, performed.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026
The reshaping of the skull was intended to alter a person’s appearance and emphasize headdresses and ornaments that would distinguish them from others later in life.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headdresses
Noun
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Pick up last-minute gifts including a wide range of t-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, wine tumblers, coffee mugs, umbrellas, sunglasses and more.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Inside the arena, a group of young women associated with TPUSA were handing out free hats and mini American flags.—
Saige Miller,
NPR,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Other options, such as red light therapy caps, are non-invasive devices that use low-level light therapy to stimulate hair follicles and increase density.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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Have other countries had population caps?—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Headdresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headdresses. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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