1
: a covering or protective device for the head
2
: a harness for a horse's head
Examples of headgear in a Sentence
The law requires cyclists to wear protective headgear.
Her preferred form of headgear is a big, floppy hat.
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Corso, known for his popular headgear segment, has been a fixture of the network’s college football coverage for 38 years.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
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—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her husband Justin, meanwhile, wore his usual bulbous silhouette and teeny headgear: in a large textured black fleece, a red hoodie, beige trousers, suede brown moccasins, and a tight gray beanie.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
The first is lifting ideas and some performers from a campy San Francisco–by–way–of–Vegas theater outfit, Beach Blanket Babylon, known for its breezily low-fi sensibility and enormous architectural headgear, which are amusing in a small venue.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
Are there other examples of players wearing protective headgear in games?
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Her husband Justin, meanwhile, wore his usual bulbous silhouette and teeny headgear: in a large textured black fleece, a red hoodie, beige trousers, suede brown moccasins, and a tight gray beanie.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
The first is lifting ideas and some performers from a campy San Francisco–by–way–of–Vegas theater outfit, Beach Blanket Babylon, known for its breezily low-fi sensibility and enormous architectural headgear, which are amusing in a small venue.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Headgear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headgear. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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headgear
noun
head·gear
-ˌgi(ə)r 
1
: a covering (as a hat or helmet) for the head
2
: harness for a horse's head
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