headwear
(ˈhɛdwɛə(r))
[f. head n.1 + wear n. 3.]
= head-gear 1.
| 1896 J. C. Harris Sister Jane 39 Gi' me my bonnet. It's all the head-wear I've got left. 1900 Daily News 27 Mar. 4/2 They were most easily classified by their headwear. Caps, bowlers, and felt hats were there in almost equal proportions. 1904 W. M. Gallichan Fishing & Trav. Spain vii. 76 He was much interested in my wife's hat. Such headwear had never been seen in Coria. 1937 Discovery Apr. 106/2 The head wear is the Kalpak, a tall cap, not unlike a busby in principle. 1939–40 Army & Navy Stores Catal. p. xxxviii/5 Headwear, Naval, Military and Tropical. |