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headdress

/hed-dres/US // ˈhɛdˌdrɛs //UK // (ˈhɛdˌdrɛs) //

头饰,头巾,头像,头部

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a covering or decoration for the head: a tribal headdress of feathers.
    • : a style or manner of arranging the hair.

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Examples

  • In 2007, a Dorset man brought a lawn statute featuring a recognizable Egyptian headdress to an expert for evaluation.

  • But some fashion-conscious Sikhs are reclaiming the individuality of their headdress.

  • He said he thought it “seemed right” to put his “sailors” in the headdress after seeing images of Sikh turbans.

  • Her beige niqab (a conservative Islamic headdress that shows only the eyes) was stained from hours of crying.

  • He thought Redskins was funny, just as he thought the war paint and feather headdress he made the head coach wear were funny.

  • These were led by the Nizam, who were dressed entirely in black, except for the yellow, mitre-like headdress.

  • Why the ladies do not always give this beautiful headdress preference over ugly imported hats is a mystery to the masculine mind.

  • D'ye no think ye had best return this and get a woman with half her hair gray a little plainer headdress?

  • He then put on the headdress and his ornamental clothes and stood up and asked his woman how he appeared in them.

  • Each man wore a square-shaped headdress and all were chattering away with their peculiar guttural clicks.