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headgear Definition

head·gear (hedgir′)

noun

  1. a covering for the head; hat, cap, headdress, etc.
  2. the harness for the head of a horse

headgear Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: Skate Park Code Of Conduct For safety - you must wear headgear.
  • include: He added that health and safety regulations made it imperative that all protective clothing, including headgear, be worn.
  • remove: You should remove the headgear to brush your teeth.
  • affix: A rider whilst racing or training shall wear properly affixed protective headgear which must be of a hard/soft shell construction.
  • approve: A child under the age of 14 must wear approved protective headgear when riding a horse or pony on a public road.
  • need: I have no desire to shelter from the British sun and it is rarely cold enough to need headgear.

Modifies a noun

  • nut: Undo the headgear nut and lift out the spindle assembly.

Adjective modifier

  • protective: The only rational response to such tactics is at minimum to wear some form of protective headgear.
  • other: Try on some of our replica helmets and other headgear and make your own to take home.
  • traditional: Upon returning she is wearing a lilac dress and the traditional headgear.
  • only: ProtectaCap is unique, as it is the only headgear of its kind.
  • appropriate: Women graduates and women members of the academic staff wear the appropriate headgear whenever the hood is worn.
  • silly: Luke Harding reports that Germany is reveling in an explosion of national pride and silly headgear.

Preposition: with

  • fit: Custom - fitting ProtectaCap is a safe quality headgear with a comfort fit.

Noun used with modifier

  • safety: Admission is strictly via reception and you are required to wear safety headgear.
  • colliery: Sinking the downcast shaft ( Number 1 shaft ) started early September 1924 after the colliery headgear had been constructed.
  • steel: A new winder - in reality a ship's winch fitted with a diesel engine - and a steel headgear were installed.
headgear Quotes

It was necessary to abolish the fez, emblem of ignorance, negligence, fanaticismand hatred of progress and civilization, to accept in its place the hatöthe headgear worn by the whole civilized world. 37

—Atatu« r k, Mustapha Kemal