Definition
Equipment, clothing, or apparatus that is worn on the head, such as a helmet, hat, or dental braces.
Etymology
From 'head' (Old English 'heafod') plus 'gear' (meaning equipment or clothing). This compound word became common in the 20th century for protective equipment like helmets and also for dental equipment.
Kelly Says
In orthodontics, 'headgear' became the feared term for the nightmare braces that wrapped around your entire head—it's one of those words that changed meaning based on generational trauma, so now it means anything bulky worn on your head!
Translations
ARالعربية
ملابس الرأس
mal-bas ar-ra-as
BNবাংলা
শিরের আলংকার
shi-rer a-lan-ga-kar
CACatalà
accessori per el cap
a-k-ses-so-ri per el kap
CSČeština
pokryv hlavu
po-kryv gla-vu
DADansk
hovedbeklædning
ho-ved-be-kled-ning
DEDeutsch
Kopfschmuck
kohp-shmo͝o-k
ELΕλληνικά
περιβολή κεφαλής
pe-ri-vo-li ke-fa-lis
ESEspañol
equipamiento para la cabeza
e-kip-ee-en-toh pa-ra la ka-be-sa
FAفارسی
آلات سر
a-lat-e sar
FRFrançais
tenue de tête
tahn-yuh duh teh-t
HEעברית
אביזר ראש
a-vi-zar ro-ash
HIहिन्दी
सिर का सामान
seer ka saamaan
HUMagyar
fejdísz
fyejd-ee-sh
IDBahasa Indonesia
perlengkapan kepala
pe-rlen-ga-pan ka-pe-la
IGIG
akwa na ulo
ak-wa na ulo
ITItaliano
accessorio per la testa
a-k-ses-so-ri-o per la tes-ta
JA日本語
頭 covering
ató kã-bã-ringu
KO한국어
머리 꾸밈
meo-ri kku-mim
MSBahasa Melayu
perhiasan kepala
pe-rhi-saan ka-pe-la
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့ခေါင်း
shwe-khaung
NLNederlands
hoofddeksel
hoofd-dek-sel
NONorsk
hovedbeklædning
ho-ved-be-kled-ning
PLPolski
nakrycie głowy
na-kRY-t͡sye go-wŁy
PTPortuguês
vestuário de cabeça
ve-sh-too-a-ri d-ka-be-sa
RORomână
îmbrăcăminte de cap
im-bra-ka-min-te de cap
RUРусский
головной убор
golov-noy u-bor
SVSvenska
huvudbonad
hOO-vud-bo-nad
SWKiswahili
kofia
ko-fi-a
TAதமிழ்
தலை அணிகலன்
tha-lai a-ni-ka-lan
TEతెలుగు
దీనికి అలంకరణ
dee-niki a-lan-ka-ran
THไทย
เครื่องประดับศีรษะ
kruang pra-dub si-ra-sa
TLTL
panghalip sa ulo
pan-halip sa ulo
TRTürkçe
baş aksesuarı
baş a-ks-es-so-ar-ı
UKУкраїнська
головний убір
golovnyy ubir
URاردو
سر کا کپڑا
sar ka ka-pra
VITiếng Việt
trang sức đầu
trang suc dau
YOYO
àbìyàn ọ̀pọ̀
a-bee-yan o-po