A cloth or covering worn on the head; esp. a headscarf. Formerly also in plural: †pieces of cloth forming a headdress; = headclothes, n. (obsolete).

A covering for the head made of linen. Cf. head linen n. at head, n.1 compounds 4.

A type of covering or garment for the head. In later use spec.: a type of woman’s headdress, esp. one consisting of a kerchief or veil fastened over…

A kerchief for the head; a headcloth.

= kerchief, n.

A cloth used as a covering for the head, chiefly by women; a ‘head-rail’, head-cloth, headdress. Obsolete since 16th cent. exc. Historical.

A form of head-dress worn especially by women; a kerchief.

A cloth used to cover the head, formerly a woman's head-dress.

A covering for the head; a kerchief; ‘a square piece of linen used in former times by women, instead of a cap or mutch’ (Jamieson).

A piece of cloth worn over the head; = amice, n.1 1. Obsolete.

= head-kerchief, n.

A length of fabric worn as a scarf, shawl, veil, or shoulder wrap by women of South Asia or of South Asian descent. Cf. dupatta, n., ghoonghat, n. 2.

A piece of fabric worn, esp. by women, as a covering for the head.

A small square of cotton, silk, or other material carried on the person and used for wiping the nose, hands, etc. (cf. pocket handkerchief, n. 1)…

A head-cloth.

Also, a square piece of material worn tied (usually folded) round the head; = square, n. 10e.