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ent for the head; a headtire. Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume. Addison.

Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or adorns; esp., ornamental clothing. Earth in her rich attire. Milton. I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire. Shak. Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her attire Jer. ii. 32.

A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] Milton. Shak.

A military headdress or cap, used in the British army. It is of fur, with a bag, of the same color as the facings of the regiment, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.

ing cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. (b) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Writting also quoif.] From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown. H. Brocke. The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor ne…

A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair. Addison.

A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the hair and fore part of the cap to a great height. Or under high commodes, with looks erect. Granville.

A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. [Obs.] Swift.

A headdress:

An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown. Without a star, a coronet, or garter. Goldsmith.

To put the usual covering or headdress on. Cover thy head . . . ; nay, prithee, be covered. Shak.

A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors, kings, princes, etc.

to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder; to unsettle; to break up. Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. Pope.

A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress, or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.

Curiously shaped or constructed; as, she wore a fanciful headdress. Gather up all fancifullest shells. Keats.

A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. Addison.

That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig.

The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair. A fret of gold she had next her hair. Chaucer. Fret saw, a saw with a long, narrow blade, used in cutting frets, scrolls, etc.; a scroll saw; a keyhole saw; a compass saw.

A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a head of hair. Swift.

Headdress.