ˈhairdress The mode of dressing the hair; a head-dress. a1843Southey Comm.-pl. Bk.Ser. ii. (1849) 336 (heading) Hair-dress of the Madagascarites.18..Amer. Antiquarian X. 41 (Cent.) The Angakut of Cumberland Sound wear at certain parts the hairdress used by southern tribes.