The dancers wore ceremonial headdresses.
most of the acrobats riding the horses and elephants wore some sort of fancy headdress
Recent Examples on the WebOne was said to show a nun, whose face was mostly visible under a white headdress; the other, a man in a black hat, in profile.—Shayla Love, The New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2024 The person in the center had a silver headdress strikingly resembling a halo, just as what appears atop Jesus’s head in typical religious iconography.—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 31 July 2024 The Dior Haute Couture look featured a bustier and black satin panties, a Dior headdress, gloves and shoes.—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2024 Austrian museum where Moctezuma's headdress is says the piece 'cannot be moved'
Sara Novak is a science journalist based in South Carolina.—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for headdress
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