headdress
['hɛd`drɛs]
a. 饰头巾, 头

1. A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around1700.
   女士装饰华丽头饰，1700流
2. A length of netting attached to a woman's hat or headdress, worn for decoration or to protect the head and face.
   罩附女帽头巾段网状，穿戴起装饰护头
3. The figure of the sacred serpent, an emblem of sovereignty depicted on the headdress of ancient Egyptian rulers and deities.
   圣蛇象古埃统治者被奉若神冠冕刻饰象征着威神蛇饰

headdress
[ noun ]
clothing for the head
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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.

Among birds the males very often appear in a most
beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb,
a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume.
--Addison.

2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether
with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.