"headcover" meaning in English

See headcover in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: headcovers [plural], head-cover [alternative], head cover [alternative]
Etymology: From head + cover. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|cover}} head + cover Head templates: {{en-noun}} headcover (plural headcovers)
  1. A covering for the head; a head covering. Categories (topical): Headwear
    Sense id: en-headcover-en-noun-tVCGUYmr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From head + cover.",
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        },
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          "name": "Headwear",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "ref": "1996, Macy Nulman, The Encyclopedia of Jewish Prayer, page 116:",
          "text": "The Jew wears a headcover in order not to walk bareheaded.",
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        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ],
        [
          "head covering",
          "head covering"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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