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The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses.
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
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And the look for me isn't complete without a hat or some kind of headdress.
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Alex Apatoff, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Lady Gaga’s headdress captured just as much attention as her black ball gown.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Though historically an Arab male headdress, today the kaffiyeh is worn by people of all races and genders across Southwest Asia, Northern Africa and beyond.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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Alex Apatoff, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
The carvings include birds, plants, spiders, humanlike figures with headdresses, decapitated heads and an orca wielding a knife.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 27 Sep. 2024
Lady Gaga’s headdress captured just as much attention as her black ball gown.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
Though historically an Arab male headdress, today the kaffiyeh is worn by people of all races and genders across Southwest Asia, Northern Africa and beyond.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Headdress.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headdress. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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headdress
noun
head·dress
ˈhed-ˌdres 
: a covering or ornament for the head
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