2. The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time and place. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
headtire — noun Etymology: head (I) + tire (headdress) obsolete : headdress … Useful english dictionary
Headdress — Head dress (h[e^]d dr[e^]s ), n. 1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire; as, chiefs among the plains Indians had elaborate long headdresses with many feathers. [1913 Webster] Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tires — To tire the head is to adorn it (2 Kings 9:30). As a noun the word is derived from tiara, and is the rendering of the Heb. p er, a turban or an ornament for the head (Ezek. 24:17; R.V., headtire; 24:23). In Isa. 3:18 the word saharonim is… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
cap — Synonyms and related words: Balmoral, Dutch cap, Panama, Panama hat, Salvation Army bonnet, Stetson, acme, apex, apogee, ascender, astrakhan, back, balaclava helmet, baseball cap, bastard type, beany, beard, bearskin, beaver, befog, belly, beret … Moby Thesaurus
hat — Synonyms and related words: Balmoral, Dutch cap, Panama, Panama hat, Salvation Army bonnet, Stetson, astrakhan, balaclava helmet, baseball cap, beany, bearskin, beaver, beret, boater, bonnet, boot, bowler, brass hat, breech, busby, calash,… … Moby Thesaurus
headdress — Synonyms and related words: Afro, cap, chapeau, coif, coiffure, cold wave, conk, coverchief, haircut, hairdo, hairstyle, handkerchief, hat, headcloth, headgear, headpiece, headtire, headwear, home permanent, kerchief, lid, millinery, natural,… … Moby Thesaurus
headgear — Synonyms and related words: back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, cap, caparison, cavesson, chapeau, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, coverchief, crownband, crupper, curb, gag… … Moby Thesaurus
headpiece — Synonyms and related words: Vernunft, bean, brain, brains, brow, cap, capsheaf, caput, chapeau, conception, conk, coverchief, crest, crown, discourse of reason, discursive reason, dome, esprit, gray matter, handkerchief, hat, head, headcloth,… … Moby Thesaurus
lid — Synonyms and related words: baby blues, banjo eyes, bright eyes, bung, cap, chapeau, check valve, clear eyes, cock, cork, cornea, cover, coverchief, eye, eyeball, eyelid, faucet, goggle eyes, handkerchief, hat, headcloth, headdress, headgear,… … Moby Thesaurus
millinery — Synonyms and related words: bootmaking, cap, chapeau, cobbling, coverchief, dressmaking, garment making, handkerchief, hat, hatmaking, headcloth, headdress, headgear, headpiece, headtire, headwear, kerchief, lid, tailoring … Moby Thesaurus
