Multiple pieces of cloth or fabric designed to cover or adorn the head; plural reference to various head coverings collectively.
From 'head' + 'clothes' (plural of cloth, from Old English 'clath'). An archaic or specialized plural form for multiple head coverings or types of headwear.
The distinction between 'headcloth' and 'headclothes' shows English's evolution—'clothes' originally meant textiles in general before becoming associated primarily with body garments!
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