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headpiece

[hed-pees] / ˈhɛdˌpis /


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This time around, she arrived in a sculptural silver gown from Maison Margiela with an intricately beaded bodice and an Art Deco-style headpiece.

From Barron's May 5, 2026

There’s something magical about walking around a large room in the middle of the city and being transported to a whole other world with just a headpiece.

From Salon Oct. 31, 2025

When a swimmer’s cap fell into the pool, Paris sent a Speedo-clad worker to collect the headpiece.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2024

She wore the diamond-encrusted headpiece, which had the Portland Diamond as its centrepiece, to the coronation of King Edward, Queen Elizabeth II's great-grandfather, in 1902.

From BBC Feb. 22, 2024

His forehead crumples, and the headpiece falls to the ground.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

To his audience, many of them women aged 18 to 30, Johnson presents the world of colts, jockeys and towering headpieces as a networking opportunity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Before dining, customers picked out their garments from a room lined with traditional "hanfu", or Han clothing, headpieces adorned with faux jewels, and accessories.

From Barron's Nov. 14, 2025

The collection featured sari-draped dresses, Nehru-collared jackets and ornate headpieces.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

There’s also a headwrap bar where women can learn how to tie fabric into regal headpieces.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2023

As the two ran side by side, the gleam of their headpieces told her it was the breeding season of the caribou.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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