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headgear

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noun
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As a noun, headgear means anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

Meanings of headgear

6 meanings

noun

  1. Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

  2. The harness that fits on a horse's head.

  3. The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.

  4. nauticalThe rigging on the foresail.

  5. orthodonticsA type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

  6. The hoist at the pithead of a mine

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: clothing for the head
headdress

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