Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| almuce amice | a furred hood with long ends hanging down in front. |
| amaut amowt amauti amautik | a hood on a woman's parka for carrying a child. Also AMAUT. |
| anadem | a wreath, fillet or band for the hair. |
| atigi artigi | a kind of PARKA worn in Canada. |
| babushka | a triangular headscarf tied under the chin; also, from the habit of old women of wearing one, a grandmother. |
| bal | = BALMORAL, a round flat Scottish cap. |
| balaclava | a knitted hat which covers the head and neck. |
| balibuntal | (a hat made of) fine, closely-woven straw. |
| balmoral | a flat Scottish cap. |
| bandana bandanna | a coloured silk or cotton handkerchief or headscarf with white or yellow spots. |
| bandeau | a narrow band or fillet; a part of a head-dress > BANDEAUS or BANDEAUX. |
| bangkok | a straw hat. [From Bangkok in Thailand]. |
| bannet | a bonnet. |
| barehead | having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl. |
| barret | a kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics, a BIRETTA. |
| bashlik bashlyk | a Russian hood with long ends. |
| beanie beany | a small close-fitting hat. |
| beaver | a hat of beaver fur; (verb) to work busily at. |
| becap | to cap. |
| behatted | wearing a hat. |
| beret berret | a round felt or cloth cap that lies flat on the head, covering it closely (as traditionally worn by Basque peasantry); such a cap forming part of military uniform. |
| beretta berretta biretta birretta | a square cap worn by Roman Catholic ecclesiastics. |
| bicorn bicorne | a hat with two points e.g. as worn by Napoleon. |
| biggin biggon | a child's cap or hood; a nightcap; a serjeant-at-law's coif. |
| billycock | a kind of felt hat. |
| biretta | see BERETTA. |
| birretta | see BERETTA. |
| bluebonnet | a flat round blue woollen cap, worn by Scottish peasants. |
| boater | a kind of straw-hat. |
| bongrace | a projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also, a wide-brimmed hat. |
| bonnet | a woman's head-covering, tied on by ribbons, etc; a man's soft cap (now Scots); (verb) to put a bonnet on. |
| boorka bourkha burka burkha burqa | an Arab woman's head-covering. |
| bowler | a stiff felt hat with a round crown and narrow brim. |
| breton | a hat with rounded crown and turned up brim. |
| brimless | having no brim; as, brimless caps. |
| broadbrim | a broad-brimmed hat esp one worn by the Quakers in the 17th century. |
| bunnet | a bonnet. Also BONNET. |
| burka | see BOORKA. |
| burkha | see BOORKA. |
| burqa | see BOORKA. |
| busby | a fur hat with a bag hanging on its right side, esp. as worn by hussars. |
| bycoket | an ornamental cap with peaks at both back and front, worn in the 15th century. |
| calotte | a Roman Catholic skullcap. |
| calpac calpack kalpak kalpac | a triangular Turkish or Tatar felt cap. |
| cap | a flat brimless hat, usu with a peak; (verb) to put a cap on; to finish something off; to surpass something. |
| capless | not wearing a cap. |
| caplike | resembling a cap. |
| capouch capuccio capuche | a cloak hood. |
| capuched | covered with, or as with, a hood. |
| chaco shacko shako | the hat usually worn by members of a marching band > CHACOES or CHACOS; SHACKOES or SHACKOS; SHAKOES or SHAKOS. |
| chapeau | a hat > CHAPEAUS or CHAPEAUX. |
| chapka czapka | a Polish military cap, adapted from the traditional peasant cap, worn by lancers. |
| chaplet | a circlet or wreath for the head; a short string of prayer beads. [ME chapelet, wreath; from OF, diminutive of chapel, hat, from Med. L. cappellus]. |
| chapleted | having a CHAPLET, a circlet or wreath for the head. N.B. no CHAPLETING*. |
| chechia | a cylindrical skullcap, worn by Arabs and adopted by French troops in N. Africa. [Fr. chechia f. Maghribi pronunc. of Arab. sasiyya, f. Arab. Tashkent in Uzbekistan.] |
| cidaris | the royal tiara or cap of state of the ancient Persians > CIDARISES. [L. from Gk. kidaris, kitaris, = Heb. keter (Persian) crown, diadem]. |
| cloche | a lady's close-fitting bell-shaped hat. |
| cockade | a ribbon badge on a hat. |
| cockaded | wearing a cockade. |
| cockscomb | a jester's cap, resembling a cock's comb. |
| coif quoif | a covering for the head, esp the close-fitting cap of white lawn or silk originally worn by serjeants-at-law; (verb) to put the hair into a coif. |
| coiffe | to put the hair into a COIF. |
| commode | a large high headdress formerly worn by ladies; also, a hair containing a chamber-pot. |
| copataine | of a hat, high-crowned like a sugar loaf. N.B. this is an adjective: No —S. |
| coronal | a circlet; a small crown or garland for the head. |
| coronate | to crown. |
| coronet | a small or inferior crown, esp. one denoting noble or royal but not sovereign rank. |
| coroneted | wearing a CORONET. |
| cowl | a large loose hood, esp. of a kind worn by a monk; (verb) to cover with a cowl. |
| crown | a circular head ornament, esp. as a mark of honour; the diadem or state-cap of royalty; (verb) to put a crown on. |
| crownet | a coronet. |
| crownlet | a small crown. |
| crownlike | resembling a crown. |
| curch curchef | a covering for the head, a kerchief. |
| czapka | see CHAPKA. |
| deely | as in deely boppers, a hairband with two bobbing antennae-like projections. |
| deerstalker | a kind of cap. |
| derby | a bowler hat. |
| diadem | a crown; a fillet; (verb) to adorn with a diadem. |
| doek | a square cloth for tying round the head, worn by African women. |
| drawstring | a cord for drawing tight e.g. round a hood. |
| earflap | one of two coverings for the ears, attached to a cap, to protect them from cold or injury. |
| earmuff | one of a pair of ear coverings, joined by a band across the head, worn to protect the ears from cold or noise. |
| fascinator | a woman's light, soft, head-covering; a person who fascinates. |
| fedora | a brimmed felt hat dented lengthways. [From Fédora, title of a drama (1882) by Victorien Sardou]. |
| fez | a red brimless cap > FEZES or FEZZES. |
| fezzed | wearing a FEZ. |
| fezzy | like a FEZ, a red brimless cap. |
| fillet | a diadem, a band for the head. |
| flatcap | a low-crowned hat worn by London citizens in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| fontange | a kind of tall headdress worn in the 17th and 18th centuries. [From the Duchesse de Fontanges, a mistress of Louis XIV]. |
| gibus | an opera hat. [Maker's name]. |
| glengarry | a Highlander's cap of woollen cloth. |
| haick haik haique hyke | an oblong cloth worn by Arabs on head or body. |
| haircap | a hat. |
| hardhat | a protective helmet worn by building workers. |
| hat | any covering for the head, esp one with a crown and brim; (verb) to provide with or cover with a hat. |
| hatband | a ribbon round a hat. |
| hatbrush | a brush for a hat. |
| hatguard | a string for keeping a hat from being blown away. |
| hatinator | a small decorative hat, worn on social occasions. |
| hatless | without a hat. |
| hatlessness | the state of being without a hat. |
| hatlike | like a hat. |
| hattock | a little (esp. fairy) hat. |
| havelock | a cloth hanging from back of soldier's cap as protection against sun. [From General Havelock]. |
| headcloth | a kerchief worn instead of a hat. |
| headdress | a (sometimes ceremonial) covering for the head. |
| headgear | anything worn on the head. |
| headguard | a padded helmet worn to protect the head in contact sports > HEADGUARDS. |
| headpiece | any covering for the head, esp. a helmet. |
| headring | a palm-leaf ornament worn in the hair by South African men after marriage. |
| headscarf | a scarf worn over the head > HEADSCARVES. |
| headsquare | a square of material used as a covering for the head. |
| hederated | crowned with a wreath of ivy. |
| hejab hijab | a covering for a Muslim woman's head and face. |
| hennin | a steeple-hat with a veil hanging from it, worn by French women in the 15C. |
| hijab | see HEJAB. |
| homburg | a man's felt hat. [From Homburg, a town near Wiesbaden, western Germany.] |
| hood | a flexible covering for the head and back of the neck; (verb) to cover with or as with a hood. |
| hummle | as in hummle bonnet, a type of Scottish cap. |
| hyke | see HAIK. |
| incoronate incoronated | crowned. |
| kaffiyeh keffiyeh kuffiyah kaffiyah keffiyah | the cloth head gear worn by many Palestinians. |
| kalpac | see CALPAC. |
| kalpak | see CALPAC. |
| kalyptra | a veil worn by Greek women. |
| kamelaukion | a tall cylindrical hat worn by Orthodox priests > KAMELAUKIONS. |
| keffiyeh | see KAFFIYEH. |
| kell | a woman's headdress, a veil. |
| kepi | a legionnaire's cap > KEPIS. |
| kerchief | a cloth or scarf used to cover the head, esp. by a woman; (verb) to wear a kerchief > KERCHIEFS or KERCHIEVES. |
| khimar | a type of head covering worn by Arab women. |
| kufi | a close-fitting brimless cylindrical or round hat. |
| kufiyah | see KEFFIYEH. |
| liripipe liripoop | a long tail of a hood, esp. in old academic or clerical dress. |
| mobcap | a plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap itself. |
| modius | a tall cylindrical head-dress with which certain gods are represented in classical art > MODII. |
| montero | a huntsman's cap with side flaps > MONTEROS. |
| mortarboard | a square-topped college cap. |
| mutch | a woman's close-fitting cap. |
| nightcap | a cap worn in bed; a drink taken last thing at night. |
| nubia | a woman's soft fleecy scarf for the head and neck. [L. nubes, cloud]. |
| pagri puggaree pugaree puggree pugree puggery puggry | a turban, a light scarf worn round a hat to keep out the sun. |
| panama | a lightweight plaited man's hat. [Named after Panama, but actually originating in Ecuador]. |
| parka parkee parki | a fur shirt or coat with a hood. |
| patka | a scarf worn as a head-covering by Sikh men in place of a turban. |
| petasos petasus | the winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned hat worn by Greeks and Romans > PETASOSES, PETASUSES. [L. f. Gk petasos]. |
| pileus | a Roman felt cap; the umbrella-shaped portion of a mushroom > PILEI. |
| pillbox | a small round brimless hat. |
| pinner | a kind of headdress with lappets flying loose. |
| pirnie | a striped nightcap. |
| porkpie | a felt, straw, or cloth hat with a low telescoped crown, flat top, and brim turned up all around or up in back and down in front. |
| potae | a hat. |
| pschent | the crown of the Egyptian Pharaohs. |
| pugaree | see PAGRI. |
| puggaree | see PAGRI. |
| puggery | see PAGRI. |
| puggree | see PAGRI. |
| puggry | see PAGRI. |
| pugree | see PAGRI. |
| quoif | see COIF. |
| ramilie ramillie | a kind of cocked hat; also a wig > REBOZOS. |
| rebozo | a long scarf covering the head and shoulders, worn by women in Latin America > REBOZOS. |
| recrown | to crown again. |
| romal rumal | a kind of headcloth. |
| shacko | see CHACO. |
| shako | see CHACO. |
| shtreimel | (Yiddish) a round, broad-brimmed hat edged with fur worn by some Hasidic Jews. |
| skidlid | a crash helmet. |
| skullcap | a small close-fitting peakless cap, usu. of a soft material, as silk or velvet. |
| smokehood | a protective hood for a firefighter that prevents the wearer from inhaling smoke. |
| sombrero | a Mexican hat > SOMBREROS. |
| songkok | an oval brimless hat. |
| southwester | a waterproof hat. |
| sphendone | a headband or fillet worn by women in ancient Greece. [Gk. sphendone, a sling]. |
| stephane | an ancient Greek headdress like a diadem. |
| stetson | a type of cowboy hat. |
| stovepipe | a man's tall cylindrical (usu. silk) hat. |
| sunbonnet | a bonnet worn by women as a protection against the sun. |
| taj | a tall, conical cap worn by Muslims as a headdress of distinction > TAJES. [Arabic taj, crown]. |
| tam tammie tammy | a Tam o' Shanter, a cap with a broad flat top. |
| tarboosh tarboush tarbush tarbouche | a fez, a hat worn by Muslim men. |
| terai | a wide-brimmed ventilated hat. [From the Tarai, India]. |
| tiar tiara | a three-tiered crown. |
| tiaraed | wearing a TIARA. |
| tignon | a piece of cloth worn as a headdress in Louisiana. |
| titfer | a hat (cockney rhyming slang from tit fer tat, a quid pro quo). |
| topee topi | a tropical pith helmet. |
| topper | a top hat. |
| toque toquet | a kind of cap worn in the 16th century. |
| torsade | an ornament on a hat like a twisted cord; any twisted cord. |
| trenchard | at St Andrews University, a trencher cap. |
| tricorn tricorne | a hat with three points such as was worn by American revolutionaries. |
| trilby | a soft felt hat with a deeply creased crown > TRILBYS or TRILBIES. [From Trilby, by Geo. du Maurier]. |
| trilbied | wearing a TRILBY. |
| tulban tulipant turban turband turbant turbond turribant | a man's head-dress, consisting of a length of cotton or silk wrapped round the head or a cap, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs. |
| tuque | a knitted, cylindrical woollen cap with tapered ends that is worn with one end tucked into the other, mainly worn by French Canadians. |
| turban | see TULBAN. |
| turband | see TULBAN. |
| turbaned turbanned | wearing a turban. |
| turbant | see TULBAN. |
| turbond | see TULBAN. |
| turribant | see TULBAN. |
| unbeavered | without a BEAVER or hat. |
| unbonnet | to remove the bonnet from. |
| uncap | to remove the cap from. |
| uncowl | to take off a cowl. |
| underbrim | a facing on the underside of a hat brim. |
| unhat | to take off a hat. |
| volet | a short veil worn at the back of the head. |
| warbonnet | a headdress worn by members of certain N. American Indian tribes. |
| whimple wimple | a cloth covering for head and neck worn by nuns; (verb) to wrap in a whimple. |
| wideawake | a low wide-brimmed soft felt hat. |
| wimple | see WHIMPLE. |
| yamalka yamulka yarmulka yarmelke yarmulke | the skullcap worn by Jewish males, esp. during prayers or ceremonial occasions. [Yiddish, from Pol yarmulka small cap] |
| zucchetto zuchetta zuchetto | a round skullcap worn by Catholic clergy to indicate rank > ZUCCHETTOS, ZUCHETTAS, ZUCHETTOS. [Ital. zuccha, gourd]. |