headgear
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Synonyms
cap, chapeau, hat, headdress, headpiece, lid [slang]
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In Brown’s case, appropriate headgear is a tinfoil helmet, equipped with a large radio antenna. — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders’ Antonio Brown and NFL reach agreement on tinfoil helmet," 10 Aug. 2019 Unfortunately for law-abiding parents, Goben said, only kids can score coupons for wearing their headgear. — Scottie Andrew And Katherine Dillinger, CNN, "Kids who wear bike helmets in one New York county are getting tickets -- with a twist," 12 July 2019 The scientists then looked for the genes underlying the evolution and development of this headgear. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Cancer genes help deer antlers grow," 20 June 2019 In particular, changes to genes involved in bone formation and the development of an embryonic tissue called the neural crest likely helped lead to headgear in the first place. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Cancer genes help deer antlers grow," 20 June 2019 The man known for his flamboyant headgear and his public boasts about sleeping with other men’s wives was an unlikely candidate for political office. — Sharon Marcus, Time, "Even the Internet Hasn’t Really Changed How Being Famous Works. Here’s Why," 25 June 2019 But this week, the multi-stomached, headgear-bearing mammals are finally getting their due. — Megan Molteni, WIRED, "Wildebeest! Okapi! Giraffe! Ibex! Come Peruse Their Genomes," 20 June 2019 The players wore helmets but no face masks, and many linemen used their new headgear as a weapon to head-butt opponents. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears ever: No. 87, Lee Artoe," 11 June 2019 As further evidence of a single origin for bony headgear, Chinese water deer and two species of musk deer, both of which lack antlers, have a mutation in one of the genes linked to bone formation. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Cancer genes help deer antlers grow," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headgear.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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