headdress Meaning, Definition & Usage

Head"dress` noun

Definitions

1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire.

   Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume. Addison.

2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.