"headcloth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headcloths [plural]
Etymology: From Old English hēafodclāþ, equivalent to head + cloth. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|hēafodclāþ}} Old English hēafodclāþ, {{compound|en|head|cloth}} head + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun}} headcloth (plural headcloths)
  1. Any form of headwear consisting of a piece of material either tied or held in place with a band. Categories (topical): Headwear Translations (any form headwear): Kopftuch [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-headcloth-en-noun-eZkR1NZB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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