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headdress

[hed-dres] / ˈhɛdˌdrɛs /


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The sculpture depicts America as an indigenous female figure - holding a bow and arrow, and wearing a headdress.

From BBC Jul. 1, 2026

At the time, Ortiz sported a veritable headdress of 1980s rock ’n’ roll hair.

From Slate Apr. 6, 2026

Mathieu Deldicque, director of the Conde Museum, where the headdress will go on display, said the find was a "true miracle", stressing that all of its parts were well preserved.

From Barron's Mar. 26, 2026

One man shares images with his face showing, wearing a thobe and headdress while holding a falcon on his arm, with other photos at the gym and pool.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 14, 2026

A slanting tongue of sunlight reached all the way to where she stood and illuminated her face and headdress.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Fans marched to last Thursday’s afternoon game with Qatar wearing Canadian flags draped over their shoulders and headdresses that sprouted small maple leafs.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 23, 2026

In 1886 an American naval ship brought statues, wooden carvings, feather headdresses and stone tools to the Smithsonian Institution.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 20, 2026

The inclusivity of his beliefs are also suggested as we see him at a fire ceremony, alongside indigenous peoples wearing elaborate headdresses, at an inaugural "Harmony Summit" last summer.

From BBC Jan. 28, 2026

Their bodies were their canvases, which they bedecked in feather boas, tutus, corsets, Victorian petticoats, Edwardian frock coats, wigs, wings, headdresses, ribbons, sequins, rhinestones, satin, face paint and an abundance of glitter.

From New York Times Apr. 12, 2024

Past the slips to the terrible gowns, the headdresses and fans and pots of her mother’s face paint and all the macabre accoutrements of the goddess of despair.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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