Headgear

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  • noun. A covering, such as a hat or helmet, for the head.
  • noun. An orthodontic brace extending around the head from one side of the mouth to the other, used to reposition the teeth or to restrict the growth of the upper jaw.
  • noun. The part of a harness that fits about a horse's head.
  • noun. The rigging for hauling or lifting located at the head of a mine shaft.
  • noun. The rigging on the forward sails of a craft.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Anything worn on the head, such as a helmet.
  • noun. The harness that fits on a horse's head.
  • noun. The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
  • noun. the rigging on the foresail
  • noun. A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
  • noun. the hoist at the pithead of a mine
  • noun. clothing for the head
  • Word Usage
    "My gang wears Olive Drab and our headgear is forest green, and it is the most-elite, most-dangerous, highest-trained, baddest gang in the history of the world, and you try to claim you are one of us when you have not earned the right?"
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