"head covering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: head coverings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} head covering (plural head coverings)
  1. A covering for the head. Categories (topical): Headwear Synonyms: headcover, head-cover, head cover Related terms: face covering Translations (covering for the head): lligadura [feminine] (Catalan), 頭巾 (Chinese Mandarin), 头巾 (tóujīn) (Chinese Mandarin), päähine (Finnish), couvre-chef [masculine] (French), Kopfbedeckung [feminine] (German), copricapo [masculine] (Italian), 頭巾 (zukin) (alt: ずきん) (Japanese), ヘッドギア (heddogia) (Japanese), 두건 (dugeon) (Korean), 헤드기어 (hedeugieo) (Korean), 쓸 것 (sseul geot) (Korean), плато́к (platók) (english: kerchief) [masculine] (Russian), косы́нка (kosýnka) (english: kerchief) (Russian), головно́й убо́р (golovnój ubór) [masculine] (Russian), kapitegot (Volapük)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "covering for the head",
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      "sense": "covering for the head",
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      "word": "косы́нка"
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      "sense": "covering for the head",
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      "sense": "covering for the head",
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