headdress
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Definition of headdress
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Synonyms for headdress
Synonyms
cap, chapeau, hat, headgear, headpiece, lid [slang]
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Fashion brand Dior released a video advertisement Friday morning for its cologne, Sauvage, featuring a Native American dancer in ceremonial garb, including a feathered headdress. — NBC News, "Dior accused of racism, cultural appropriation for new 'Sauvage' cologne ad," 30 Aug. 2019 In modern times, examples have included designers sending models to the runway in Geisha makeup and feathered headdress (Dior’s John Galliano), dreadlocks (Marc Jacobs), and Sikh turbans (Gucci’s Allesandro Michele). — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Governments are taking cultural appropriation to court," 28 Aug. 2019 For female musical-theater stars of a certain age, slipping into Dolly Gallagher Levi’s bedazzled red gown and matching red feather headdress seems a mandate of destiny, the way putting on a satin sash and diamond tiara is for a queen. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, "Betty Buckley joins the ‘Hello, Dolly’ parade. And the pleasure of it doesn’t pass us by.," 6 June 2019 Natacha Rambova’s sets and costumes—including Nazimova’s headdress with huge pearly beads—drew inspiration from Aubrey Beardsley’s illustrations for the play by Oscar Wilde. — Kristin M. Jones, WSJ, "‘Pioneers: First Women Filmmakers’ Review: Highlighting a Forgotten History," 18 July 2018 Attendees adorned their faces with tribal paints and jewels and abandoned traditional festival flower headdresses for cornrowed crowns. — Jennifer Ford, Essence, "The Best Beauty Moments At Afropunk Brooklyn," 26 Aug. 2019 Donning a blue headdress and a floor-length caftan in Pasadena Superior Court, Zeke the Sheik defended himself in rhyme for 20 minutes. — Los Angeles Times, "Tim Dundon, ‘Guru of Doo Doo,’ whose compost nourished Altadena’s gardens, dies at 77," 6 Aug. 2019 Working in a personally familiar tradition, sometimes Muholi wears feathers and cowrie shells; other times headdresses contrived of cleaning tools used by domestic workers like the artist’s mother. — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, "Has Robert Mapplethorpe’s Moment Passed?," 25 July 2019 Most were in favor of keeping the Redmen name and Native American headdress logo. — Denise Coffey, courant.com, "Residents Divided On Redmen Name, Symbol," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'headdress.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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