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headgears

headgears is the plural of headgear.

Meaning of headgear

Noun

headgear (countable and uncountable, plural headgears)

  1. (uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.
    • Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose.1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 296
    Synonyms:
    headdress, headwear
  2. The harness that fits on a horse's head.
    Synonyms:
    bridle
  3. The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
  4. The rigging on the foresail.
  5. (orthodontics) A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

Questions about headgears

What is headgears the plural of?
Headgears is the plural of headgear.

Words near headgears in the dictionary

  1. headgame
  2. headgames
  3. headgate
  4. headgates
  5. headgear
  6. headgears
  7. headground
  8. headgrounds
  9. headgroup
  10. headgroups
  11. headgrowth

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