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# headgear

«headgear» in Mova's school dictionary: **Anything worn on the head, such as hats, helmets and caps** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (headgear — uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Anything worn on the head, such as hats, helmets and caps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#m1)

2) (sport) Protective head covering, for example in boxing or rugby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#m2)

3) A brace worn on the head to help straighten teeth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons (helmets for cycling and sport) and history lessons (crowns, headdresses). Phrases: protective headgear, wear headgear.

### examples

- Protective headgear is required in boxing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#x1)
- Crowns and helmets are kinds of headgear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#x2)
- The museum showed headgear from many cultures. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#x3)
- Some rugby players wear soft headgear called scrum caps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#x4)
- Bike helmets are the most important headgear you'll ever wear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#x5)
- He has to wear dental headgear at night. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/#x6)

### note

Uncountable: some headgear, not a headgear (say a piece of headgear). Similar: headwear.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «headgear» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/headgear/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.