head-covering
1HEAD, COVERING OF THE — Jewish tradition requires men to cover the head as a sign of humility before God, and women, as evidence of modesty before men, although the Bible does not explicitly command either men or women to cover the head. Men According to the description …
2head covering — noun a garment that covers the head and face (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑veil • Derivationally related forms: ↑veil (for: ↑veil) • Hypernyms: ↑garment …
3Covering — may refer to: Mathematics In topology: Covering map, a function from one space to another with uniform local neighborhoods Cover (topology), a system of (usually, open or closed) sets whose union is a given topological space Lebesgue covering… …
4head — headlike, adj. /hed/, n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth. 2. the corresponding part of the body in other animals. 3. the head considered as the center of… …
5head — [[t]hɛd[/t]] n. 1) anat. the anterior or upper part of the vertebrate body, containing the skull with mouth, eyes, ears, nose, and brain 2) zool. the corresponding part of the body in invertebrates 3) the head considered as the center of the… …
6head — Po o, keha (fig.). ♦ Human head, po o kanaka. ♦ Head bone, iwi po o. ♦ Crown of head, piko. ♦ Side of head, huapo o. ♦ Hind part of head, pane, panepo o. ♦ Bulging head, po o pu u (fig., sullen, unsociable). ♦ Head of male… …
7Head tie — A head tie is a West and Southern African women’s cloth head scarf. It is known as a Duku (Malawi, Ghana), Dhuku (Zimbabwe), Tukwi (Botswana) and Gele (Nigeria). The head scarf is used specifically ornamental head covering or fashion accessory,… …
8Head — (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief}, {Cadet},… …
9Head and ears — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
10Head and shoulders — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …
