headdress

Example Sentences

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The sculpture depicts America as an indigenous female figure - holding a bow and arrow, and wearing a headdress.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Wearing a red feather headdress, Bepdjo told AFP of rising tensions with intruders in the Bau Indigenous Territory in Para state, four years after his people expelled almost 200 prospectors.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

At the time, Ortiz sported a veritable headdress of 1980s rock ’n’ roll hair.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Some post photos of themselves in traditional Saudi dress: for men a thobe and headdress, for women an abaya and headscarf.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The girl pulls off a headdress of leafy branches and tosses it behind her without bothering to look where it falls.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins