1
: a covering or protective device for the head
2
: a harness for a horse's head
Examples of headgear in a Sentence
The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear.
Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
Over the past year, Sonny Angel — a biblically inaccurate, 3-inch-tall cherub figurine with peculiar headgear — has taken over the hearts, minds, phones, display shelves, and nightstands of collectors across the world.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 8 July 2024
Another relic found at the site was a jade headgear resembling an artifact made by another faraway culture in the present-day Anhui province.
—Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Unlike the attendees at Trump rallies, with their one-note MAGA caps, the Harris crowd furnished a symphony of headgear, from the viral Harris-Walz camo hats to hijabs to a sapphire fascinator to pink knit caps emblazoned with the candidates’ names.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headgear. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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headgear
noun
head·gear
-ˌgi(ə)r 
1
: a covering (as a hat or helmet) for the head
2
: harness for a horse's head
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