headgear in English dictionary

  • headgear

    Meanings and definitions of "headgear"

    • (uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a helmet.
    • The harness that fits on a horse's head.
    • The lifting gear at the head of a mine.
    • (nautical) the rigging on the foresail
    • (orthodontics) A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Anything worn on the head, such as a helmet.
    • noun
      The harness that fits on a horse's head.
    • noun
      The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
    • noun
      (nautical)
      the rigging on the foresail
    • noun
      (orthodontics)
      A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.
    • anything worn on the head
    • harness that fits on a horse's head
    • noun
      clothing for the head
    • noun
      stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
    • noun
      the hoist at the pithead of a mine

    Synonyms of "headgear" in English dictionary

    hoist, vesture, habiliment are the top synonyms of "headgear" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of headgear

    • headgear ( plural  headgears)
    • headgear (countable and uncountable, plural headgears)
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