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headgear

noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)/
  • General-American: /ˈhɛdɡɪɹ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH EH1 D G IH2 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The harness that fits on a horse's head.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The rigging on the foresail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: nautical, transport

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: orthodontics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

clothing for the head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: headdress

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment

Narrower terms: cap, hat, chapeau, lid, helmet, hood, jewelled headdress, jeweled headdress, kaffiyeh, miter, mitre, topknot, turban, wimple

7

noun

Meaning 7

stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stable gear, saddlery, tack

Narrower terms: bridle, halter, hackamore

8

noun

Meaning 8

the hoist at the pithead of a mine

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: hoist

History

Etymology

From head + gear.

Across languages

Translations

51 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عَمْرَة (ʕamra) — anything worn on the head
  • Arabic: غِطَاء الرَّأْس (ḡiṭāʔ ar-raʔs) — anything worn on the head
  • Azerbaijani: baş geyimi — anything worn on the head
  • Chinese Mandarin: 帽子 (màozi) — anything worn on the head
  • Chinese Mandarin: 頭巾 /头巾 (tóujīn) — anything worn on the head
  • Czech: pokrývka hlavy — anything worn on the head
  • Finnish: päähine — anything worn on the head
  • French: couvre-chef — anything worn on the head
  • German: Kopfbedeckung — anything worn on the head
  • Hebrew: כִּסּוּי רֹאשׁ (kisúy rosh) — anything worn on the head
  • Hungarian: fejfedő — anything worn on the head
  • Icelandic: höfuðbúnaður — anything worn on the head
  • Irish: ceannbheart — anything worn on the head
  • Italian: copricapo — anything worn on the head
  • Italian: cappuccio — anything worn on the head
  • Italian: cappello — anything worn on the head
  • Italian: bandana — anything worn on the head
  • Japanese: 帽子 (bōshi) — anything worn on the head
  • Japanese: ヘッドギア (heddogia) — anything worn on the head
  • Japanese: 頭巾 (zukin) — anything worn on the head
  • Kazakh: бас киім (bas kiım) — anything worn on the head
  • Kazakh: баскиім (baskiım) — anything worn on the head
  • Korean: 모자 (moja) — anything worn on the head
  • Korean: 헤드기어 (hedeugieo) — anything worn on the head
  • Korean: 두건 (dugeon) — anything worn on the head
  • Korean: 쓸 것 (sseul geot) — anything worn on the head
  • Central Kurdish: پۆتەڵاک (potellak) — anything worn on the head
  • Māori: paraehe — anything worn on the head
  • Polish: nakrycie głowy — anything worn on the head
  • Portuguese: acessório para a cabeça — anything worn on the head
  • Russian: головно́й убо́р (golovnój ubór) — anything worn on the head
  • Southern Altai: бӧрӱк (börük) — anything worn on the head
  • Spanish: prenda para la cabeza — anything worn on the head
  • Spanish: accesorio para la cabeza — anything worn on the head
  • Spanish: sombrero — anything worn on the head
  • Spanish: escofia — anything worn on the head
  • Spanish: cofia — anything worn on the head
  • Swedish: huvudbonad — anything worn on the head
  • Ottoman Turkish: باشلق (başlık) — anything worn on the head
  • Ottoman Turkish: سرپوش (serpuş) — anything worn on the head
  • Bulgarian: оглавник (oglavnik) — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Finnish: päitset — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • German: Zaumzeug — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Italian: imbragatura — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Italian: imbracatura — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Māori: paraehe — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Māori: paraire — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Polish: uprząż — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Spanish: brida — harness that fits on a horse's head
  • Khiamniungan Naga: āhàngkǜhā — traditional headgear
  • Polish: nakrycie głowy — traditional headgear