ABSP - Headgear

Headgear

Words

Costume

Accoutrements

Cloaks, Capes & Shawls

almuce amice	a furred hood with long ends hanging down in front.
amaut amowt	a hood on a woman's parka for carrying a child. Also AMAUT.
anadem	a wreath, fillet or band for the hair.
atigi	a kind of PARKA worn in Canada.
babushka	a triangular headscarf tied under the chin; also, from the habit of old women of wearing one, a grandmother.
bal	= BALMORAL, a round flat Scottish cap.
balaclava	a knitted hat which covers the head and neck.
balibuntal	(a hat made of) fine, closely-woven straw.
balmoral	a flat Scottish cap.
bandana bandanna	a coloured silk or cotton handkerchief or headscarf with white or yellow spots.
bandeau	a narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress > BANDEAUS or BANDEAUX.
bangkok	a straw hat. [From Bangkok in Thailand].
bannet	a bonnet.
barehead	having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.
barret	a kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, a BIRETTA.
bashlik bashlyk	a Russian hood with long ends.
beanie beany	a small close-fitting hat.
beaver	a hat of beaver fur; (verb) to work busily at.
becap	to cap.
behatted	wearing a hat.
beret berret	a round felt or cloth cap that lies flat on the head, covering it closely (as traditionally worn by Basque peasantry); such a cap forming part of military uniform.
beretta berretta biretta birretta	a square cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics.
bicorn bicorne	a hat with two points e.g. as worn by Napoleon.
biggin biggon	a child's cap or hood; a nightcap; a serjeant-at-law's coif.
billycock	a kind of felt hat.
biretta	see BERETTA.
birretta	see BERETTA.
bluebonnet	a flat round blue woollen cap, worn by Scottish peasants.
boater	a kind of straw-hat.
bongrace	a projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat.
bonnet	a woman's head-covering, tied on by ribbons, etc; a man's soft cap (now Scots); (verb) to put a bonnet on.
boorka bourkha burka burkha burqa	an Arab woman's head-covering.
bowler	a stiff felt hat with a round crown and narrow brim.
breton	a hat with rounded crown and turned up brim.
brimless	having no brim; as, brimless caps.
broadbrim	a broad-brimmed hat esp one worn by the Quakers in the 17th century.
bunnet	a bonnet. Also BONNET.
burka	see BOORKA.
burkha	see BOORKA.
burqa	see BOORKA.
busby	a fur hat with a bag hanging on its right side, esp. as worn by hussars.
bycoket	an ornamental cap with peaks at both back and front, worn in the 15th century.
calotte	a Roman Catholic skullcap.
calpac calpack kalpak kalpac	a triangular Turkish or Tatar felt cap.
cap	a flat brimless hat, usu with a peak; (verb) to put a cap on; to finish something off; to surpass something.
capless	not wearing a cap.
capouch capuccio capuche	a cloak hood.
capuched	covered with, or as with, a hood.
chaco shacko shako	the hat usually worn by members of a marching band > CHACOES or CHACOS; SHACKOES or SHACKOS; SHAKOES or SHAKOS.
chapeau	a hat > CHAPEAUS or CHAPEAUX.
chapka czapka	a Polish military cap, adapted from the traditional peasant cap, worn by lancers.
chaplet	a circlet or wreath for the head; a short string of prayer beads. [ME chapelet, wreath; from OF, diminutive of chapel, hat, from Med. L. cappellus].
chapleted	having a CHAPLET, a circlet or wreath for the head. N.B. no CHAPLETING*.
chechia	a cylindrical skullcap, worn by Arabs and adopted by French troops in N. Africa. [Fr. chechia f. Maghribi pronunc. of Arab. sasiyya, f. Arab. Tashkent in Uzbekistan.]
cidaris	the royal tiara or cap of state of the ancient Persians > CIDARISES. [L. from Gk. kidaris, kitaris, = Heb. keter (Persian) crown, diadem].
cloche	a lady's close-fitting bell-shaped hat.
cockade	a ribbon badge on a hat.
cockaded	wearing a cockade.
cockscomb	a jester's cap, resembling a cock's comb.
coif quoif	a covering for the head, esp the close-fitting cap of white lawn or silk originally worn by serjeants-at-law; (verb) to put the hair into a coif.
coiffe	to put the hair into a COIF.
commode	a large high headdress formerly worn by ladies; also, a hair containing a chamber-pot.
copataine	of a hat, high-crowned like a sugar loaf. N.B. this is an adjective: No —S.
coronal	a circlet; a small crown or garland for the head.
coronate	to crown.
coronet	a small or inferior crown, esp. one denoting noble or royal but not sovereign rank.
coroneted	wearing a CORONET.
cowl	a large loose hood, esp. of a kind worn by a monk; (verb) to cover with a cowl.
crown	a circular head ornament, esp. as a mark of honour; the diadem or state-cap of royalty; (verb) to put a crown on.
crownet	a coronet.
crownlet	a small crown.
curch curchef	a covering for the head, a kerchief.
czapka	see CHAPKA.
deely	as in deely boppers, a hairband with two bobbing antennae-like projections.
deerstalker	a kind of cap.
derby	a bowler hat.
diadem	a crown; a fillet; (verb) to adorn with a diadem.
doek	a square cloth for tying round the head, worn by African women.
drawstring	a cord for drawing tight e.g. round a hood.
earflap	one of two coverings for the ears, attached to a cap, to protect them from cold or injury.
earmuff	one of a pair of ear coverings, joined by a band across the head, worn to protect the ears from cold or noise.
fascinator	a woman's light, soft, head-covering; a person who fascinates.
fedora	a brimmed felt hat dented lengthways. [From Fédora, title of a drama (1882) by Victorien Sardou].
fez	a red brimless cap > FEZES or FEZZES.
fezzed	wearing a FEZ.
fezzy	like a FEZ, a red brimless cap.
fillet	a diadem, a band for the head.
flatcap	a low-crowned hat worn by London citizens in the 16th and 17th centuries.
fontange	a kind of tall headdress worn in the 17th and 18th centuries. [From the Duchesse de Fontanges, a mistress of Louis XIV].
gibus	an opera hat. [Maker's name].
glengarry	a Highlander's cap of woollen cloth.
haick haik haique hyke	an oblong cloth worn by Arabs on head or body.
haircap	a hat.
hardhat	a protective helmet worn by building workers.
hat	any covering for the head, esp one with a crown and brim; (verb) to provide with or cover with a hat.
hatband	a ribbon round a hat.
hatbrush	a brush for a hat.
hatguard	a string for keeping a hat from being blown away.
hatless	without a hat.
hatlessness	the state of being without a hat.
hatlike	like a hat.
hattock	a little (esp. fairy) hat.
havelock	a cloth hanging from back of soldier's cap as protection against sun. [From General Havelock].
headcloth	a kerchief worn instead of a hat.
headdress	a (sometimes ceremonial) covering for the head.
headgear	anything worn on the head.
headguard	a padded helmet worn to protect the head in contact sports > HEADGUARDS.
headpiece	any covering for the head, esp. a helmet.
headring	a palm-leaf ornament worn in the hair by South African men after marriage.
headscarf	a scarf worn over the head > HEADSCARVES.
headsquare	a square of material used as a covering for the head.
hederated	crowned with a wreath of ivy.
hejab hijab	a covering for a Muslim woman's head and face.
hennin	a steeple-hat with a veil hanging from it, worn by French women in the 15C.
hijab	see HEJAB.
homburg	a man's felt hat. [From Homburg, a town near Wiesbaden, western Germany.]
hood	a flexible covering for the head and back of the neck; (verb) to cover with or as with a hood.
hummle	as in hummle bonnet, a type of Scottish cap.
hyke	see HAIK.
incoronate incoronated	crowned.
kaffiyeh keffiyeh kuffiyah kaffiyah keffiyah	the cloth head gear worn by many Palestinians.
kalpac	see CALPAC.
kalpak	see CALPAC.
kalyptra	a veil worn by Greek women.
kamelaukion	a tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests > KAMELAUKIONS.
keffiyeh	see KAFFIYEH.
kell	a woman's headdress, a veil.
kepi	a legionnaire's cap > KEPIS.
kerchief	a cloth or scarf used to cover the head, esp. by a woman; (verb) to wear a kerchief > KERCHIEFS or KERCHIEVES.
khimar	a type of head covering worn by Arab women.
kufi	a close-fitting brimless cylindrical or round hat.
kufiyah	see KEFFIYEH.
liripipe liripoop	a long tail of a hood, esp. in old academic or clerical dress.
mobcap	a plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap itself.
modius	a tall cylindrical head-dress with which certain gods are represented in classical art > MODII.
montero	a huntsman's cap with side flaps > MONTEROS.
mortarboard	a square-topped college cap.
mutch	a woman's close-fitting cap.
nightcap	a cap worn in bed; a drink taken last thing at night.
nubia	a woman's soft fleecy scarf for the head and neck. [L. nubes, cloud].
pagri puggaree pugaree puggree pugree puggery puggry	a turban, a light scarf worn round a hat to keep out the sun.
panama	a lightweight plaited man's hat. [Named after Panama, but actually originating in Ecuador].
parka parkee parki	a fur shirt or coat with a hood.
patka	a scarf worn as a head-covering by Sikh men in place of a turban.
petasos petasus	the winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans > PETASOSES, PETASUSES. [L. f. Gk petasos].
pileus	a Roman felt cap; the umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom > PILEI.
pillbox	a small round brimless hat.
pinner	a kind of headdress with lappets flying loose.
pirnie	a striped nightcap.
porkpie	a felt, straw, or cloth hat with a low telescoped crown, flat top, and brim turned up all around or up in back and down in front.
potae	a hat.
pschent	the crown of the Egyptian Pharaohs.
pugaree	see PAGRI.
puggaree	see PAGRI.
puggery	see PAGRI.
puggree	see PAGRI.
puggry	see PAGRI.
pugree	see PAGRI.
quoif	see COIF.
ramilie ramillie	a kind of cocked hat; also a wig > REBOZOS.
rebozo	a long scarf covering the head and shoulders, worn by women in Latin America > REBOZOS.
recrown	to crown again.
romal rumal	a kind of headcloth.
shacko	see CHACO.
shako	see CHACO.
skidlid	a crash helmet.
skullcap	a small close-fitting peakless cap, usu. of a soft material, as silk or velvet.
smokehood	a protective hood for a firefighter that prevents the wearer from inhaling smoke.
sombrero	a Mexican hat > SOMBREROS.
songkok	an oval brimless hat.
southwester	a waterproof hat.
sphendone	a headband or fillet worn by women in ancient Greece. [Gk. sphendone, a sling].
stephane	an ancient Greek headdress like a diadem.
stetson	a type of cowboy hat.
stovepipe	a man's tall cylindrical (usu. silk) hat.
sunbonnet	a bonnet worn by women as a protection against the sun.
taj	a tall, conical cap worn by Muslims as a headdress of distinction > TAJES. [Arabic taj, crown].
tam tammie tammy	a Tam o' Shanter, a cap with a broad flat top.
tarboosh tarboush tarbush tarbouche	a fez, a hat worn by Muslim men.
terai	a wide-brimmed ventilated hat. [From the Tarai, India].
tiar tiara	a three-tiered crown.
tiaraed	wearing a TIARA.
titfer	a hat (cockney rhyming slang from tit fer tat, a quid pro quo).
topee topi	a tropical pith helmet.
topper	a top hat.
toque toquet	a kind of cap worn in the 16th century.
torsade	an ornament on a hat like a twisted cord; any twisted cord.
trenchard	at St Andrews University, a trencher cap.
tricorn tricorne	a hat with three points such as was worn by American revolutionaries.
trilby	a soft felt hat with a deeply creased crown > TRILBYS or TRILBIES. [From Trilby, by Geo. du Maurier].
tulban tulipant turban turband turbant turbond turribant	a man's head-dress, consisting of a length of cotton or silk wrapped round the head or a cap, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs.
tuque	a knitted, cylindrical woollen cap with tapered ends that is worn with one end tucked into the other, mainly worn by French Canadians.
turban	see TULBAN.
turband	see TULBAN.
turbaned turbanned	wearing a turban.
turbant	see TULBAN.
turbond	see TULBAN.
turribant	see TULBAN.
unbeavered	without a BEAVER or hat.
unbonnet	to remove the bonnet from.
uncap	to remove the cap from.
uncowl	to take off a cowl.
underbrim	a facing on the underside of a hat brim.
unhat	to take off a hat.
volet	a short veil worn at the back of the head.
warbonnet	a headdress worn by members of certain N. American Indian tribes.
whimple wimple	a cloth covering for head and neck worn by nuns; (verb) to wrap in a whimple.
wideawake	a low wide-brimmed soft felt hat.
wimple	see WHIMPLE.
yamalka yamulka yarmulka yarmelke yarmulke	the skullcap worn by Jewish males, esp. during prayers or ceremonial occasions. [Yiddish, from Pol yarmulka small cap]
zucchetto zuchetta zuchetto	a round skullcap worn by Catholic clergy to indicate rank > ZUCCHETTOS, ZUCHETTAS, ZUCHETTOS. [Ital. zuccha, gourd].

Data Protection Act: In joining the ABSP I accept that personal information relating to Scrabble, including my rating and my photograph, may appear on the ABSP website and in ABSP publications. I accept that the ABSP will not be responsible for use or misuse of personal information.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A. by Hasbro Inc., in Canada by Hasbro Canada Inc. and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Ltd. of Maidenhead SL6 4UB, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro or Hasbro Canada.