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headgear

head·gear [ héd gr ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dress something covering head: something worn on the head, especially a hat
wearing some pretty impressive headgear

2. mineral extract hoisting mechanism at mineshaft: an apparatus at the top of a mineshaft for lifting things out of and lowering them into a mine

3. riding part of harness: the part of a harness that fits over a horse's head

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