Dictionary

headgear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛdɡɪɹ/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From head + gear.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.
   • Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose. 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 296:
2. (countable, uncountable) The harness that fits on a horse's head.
3. (countable, uncountable) The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
4. (countable, uncountable) The rigging on the foresail.
5. (countable, qualifier:orthodontics, uncountable) A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

Forms

Synonyms

headwear · bridle · headdress

Translations (51)

is höfuðbúnaður (anything worn on the head) · es accesorio para la cabeza (anything worn on the head) · fi päähine (anything worn on the head) · es cofia (anything worn on the head) · ja ヘッドギア (anything worn on the head) · ar غِطَاء الرَّأْس (anything worn on the head) · it copricapo (anything worn on the head) · ga ceannbheart (anything worn on the head) · ar عَمْرَة (anything worn on the head) · es brida (harness that fits on a horse's head) · pt acessório para a cabeça (anything worn on the head) · ja 帽子 (anything worn on the head) · hu fejfedő (anything worn on the head) · sv huvudbonad (anything worn on the head) · cmn 頭巾 /头巾 (anything worn on the head) · ko 두건 (anything worn on the head) · it bandana (anything worn on the head) · ru головно́й убо́р (anything worn on the head) · de Kopfbedeckung (anything worn on the head) · alt бӧрӱк (anything worn on the head) · ckb پۆتەڵاک (anything worn on the head) · fi päitset (harness that fits on a horse's head) · it cappuccio (anything worn on the head) · ota سرپوش (anything worn on the head) · ko 쓸 것 (anything worn on the head) · pl uprząż (harness that fits on a horse's head) · es sombrero (anything worn on the head) · de Zaumzeug (harness that fits on a horse's head) · es prenda para la cabeza (anything worn on the head) · ko 헤드기어 (anything worn on the head) · ja 頭巾 (anything worn on the head) · he כִּסּוּי רֹאשׁ (anything worn on the head) · kk баскиім (anything worn on the head) · mi paraehe (harness that fits on a horse's head) · es escofia (anything worn on the head) · cmn 帽子 (anything worn on the head) · fr couvre-chef (anything worn on the head) · bg оглавник (harness that fits on a horse's head) · pl nakrycie głowy (anything worn on the head) · mi paraire (harness that fits on a horse's head) · ko 모자 (anything worn on the head) · it imbragatura (harness that fits on a horse's head) · it imbracatura (harness that fits on a horse's head) · kk бас киім (anything worn on the head) · ota باشلق (anything worn on the head) · az baş geyimi (anything worn on the head) · pl nakrycie głowy (traditional headgear) · it cappello (anything worn on the head) · mi paraehe (anything worn on the head) · kix āhàngkǜhā (traditional headgear) · cs pokrývka hlavy (anything worn on the head)