headgear

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈhɛdgɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈhɛdˌgɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(hed′gēr′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•gear /ˈhɛdˌgɪr/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. a covering for the head, as a hat or a helmet.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
head•gear  (hed′gēr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. any covering for the head, esp. a hat, cap, bonnet, etc.
  2. a protective covering for the head, as a steel helmet or football helmet.
  3. the parts of a harness about the animal's head.
  4. Dentistry[Orthodontics Informal.]a device worn on the head and attached by wires and elastic bands to braces in the mouth, used to create backward tension in the process of repositioning protruding teeth.
  5. Mininga headframe and its machinery.
  • head + gear 1530–40

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
headgear / ˈhɛdˌɡɪə/
  1. any head covering, esp a hat
  2. any part of a horse's harness that is worn on the head
  3. the hoisting mechanism at the pithead of a mine
'headgear' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Kugelhopf - bridle - crown - halter - head - salute - shapka

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