Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Dress or attire for the head.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A headdress.
- noun The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
headdress . - noun The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Contrary to her wont, her toilette had been very hastily despatched, and her hair, which was usually dressed by Lady Fleming with great care, escaping from beneath the headtire, which had been hastily adjusted, fell in long and luxuriant tresses of Nature’s own curling, over a neck and bosom which were somewhat less carefully veiled than usual.
The Abbot 2008
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She wore an apron of point lace of various patterns; her headtire was highly perfumed, and the collar of white satin beneath the delicately wrought ruff struck me as exceedingly pretty. "
Complete Essays Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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She wore an apron of point lace of various patterns; her headtire was highly perfumed, and the collar of white satin beneath the delicately wrought ruff struck me as exceedingly pretty. "
For Whom Shakespeare Wrote Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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She wore an apron of point lace of various patterns; her headtire was highly perfumed, and the collar of white satin beneath the delicately wrought ruff struck me as exceedingly pretty. "
The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864
hernesheir commented on the word headtire
I say, which tire company made your lovely hat?
December 20, 2010