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/ˈhɛdɡɪə(ɹ)/ · noun
(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc..
Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose.
Use headgear when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Headgear means (uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc..
Common synonyms include headdress, headwear, bridle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Grey hairs straggled out from under her head-gear, which surrounded a dark face with bushy eyebrows and a long knotted nose.
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