Definition of "head-gear" []

• Any covering for the head, as a hat, or an ornament for the head; a head-dress. (noun)
• All the parts of a harness about the head, as the head-stall, bits, etc. (noun)
• In mining, that part of the winding-machinery which is attached to the head-frame, and of which the most important part is formed by the sheaves or pulleys over which the hoisting-rope passes. (noun)
• The head-rigging of a vessel. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "In addition to Mr. McMillan, a retired postal office worker and Vietnam veteran whose thick frame, elaborate facial hair and preference for spandex head-gear have earned him comparisons to Hulk Hogan, the debate will offer voters a chance to evaluate Warren Redlich, the Libertarian candidate."
• "Her rigging is something queer, and the next sharp squall will bring her head-gear all about the shop."
• ""But how do you explain the carrying away of our head-gear?""