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head-dress|ˈhɛddrɛs|
Any dress or covering for the head; esp. an ornamental attire for the head worn by women.
1703Lond. Gaz. No. 3743/4 Lost..a Deal Box..having in it..three Head-Dresses. 1773Mrs. Chapone Improv. Mind (1774) II. 111 As ridiculous as an old woman with a head-dress of flowers. 1877M. M. Grant Sun-Maid vii, It is the old national head-dress of the women of Russia.
transf.1712Addison Spect. No. 265 §3 Among Birds..the Male..very often appears in a most beautiful Head⁓dress; whether it be a Crest, a Comb, a Tuft of Feathers, or a natural little Plume. |