Headgear

Noun

 * 1)  Anything worn on the head, such as a helmet.
 * 2) The harness that fits on a horse's head.
 * 3) The lifting gear at the head of a mine.
 * 4)  the rigging on the foresail
 * 5)  A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

Synonyms

 * headdress, headwear; see also Thesaurus:headgear
 * bridle

Thesaurus
back band, backstrap, bearing rein, bellyband, bit, blinders, blinds, breeching, bridle, cap, caparison, cavesson, chapeau, checkrein, cheekpiece, chinband, cinch, collar, coverchief, crownband, crupper, curb, gag swivel, girth, hackamore, halter, hames, hametugs, handkerchief, harness, hat, headcloth, headdress, headpiece, headstall, headtire, headwear, hip straps, jaquima, jerk line, kerchief, lid, lines, martingale, millinery, noseband, pole strap, reins, ribbons, saddle, shaft tug, side check, snaffle, surcingle, tack, tackle, trappings, tug, winker braces, yoke

Translations

 * Czech: pokrývka hlavy
 * German:
 * Hungarian:


 * Icelandic:
 * Russian: головной убор


 * German: Zaumzeug


 * Spanish:

Anagrams

 * gear head, gearhead, Heegaard