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head-dress

head-dress is the alternative form of headdress.

Meaning of headdress

Noun

headdress (plural headdresses)

  1. A decorative covering or ornament worn on the head.
    Synonyms:
    headgear
  2. A hairdo.

Forms of head-dress

pluralhead-dresses

Questions about head-dress

What is head-dress the alternative form of?
Head-dress is the alternative form of headdress.

Words near head-dress in the dictionary

  1. head-butters
  2. head-butting
  3. head-butts
  4. head-case
  5. head-cases
  6. head-dress
  7. head-dresses
  8. head-emptier
  9. head-emptiers
  10. head-ender
  11. head-enders

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