headdressn.
/ˈhɛddrɛs/, U.S. /ˈhɛ(d)ˌdrɛs/ A covering for the head; (sometimes) spec. an elaborate or ornamental one, typically worn on formal or ceremonial occasions. Also in extended use.
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1645 D. North Forest of Varieties iii. 184 High heeles, head dresses, and training Gownes.
1697 in J. Wilson Hawick & its Old Memories (1858) 26 Ane woman's head-dress called ane sett out.
1712 J. Addison Spectator 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.
1773 H. Chapone Lett. Improvem. Mind II. 111 As ridiculous as an old woman with a head-dress of flowers.
1815 W. Scott Antiquary I. ix. 121 Had the superincumbent weight of her headdress..been less preponderant, her grey locks must have started up on end, and hurled it from its position.
1876 M. M. Grant Sun-maid I. vii. 219 It is the old national head-dress of the women of Russia.
1950 Boys' Life Mar. 20/1 The Chief..stood there..like a postcard figure of an Indian, from his majestic eagle feather headdress to his beaded moccasins.
1961 P. Marshall Soul clap Hands & Sing (1962) 3 The cabbage palms roused, their high headdresses solemnly saluting the wind.
2000 D. Adebayo My Once upon Time (2001) xiii. 325 On the bed lay a flowing, green and gold gown with matching headdress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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