coiffure
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clothing for the headtypes:bonnet, capuchon, chapeauheaddress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brimcasquea protective headgear made of hard material to resist blowscoiffe monté sur rubisa headdress adorned with jewelsmitrea liturgical headdress worn by bishops on formal occasionspasse-montagnea cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the facebonnet de baina tight-fitting cap that keeps hair dry while swimmingbéret basquea cap with no brim or bill; made of soft clothbonneta hat tied under the chinchapeau melona felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brimcrete-de-coqa cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of redcasque de motocyclistea padded helmet worn by people riding bicycles or motorcycles; protects the head in case of accidentscouronnean ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereigntyhaut-de-formea man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver furbonnet de fourrurea hat made of furcasque, casque de sécuritéa lightweight protective helmet (plastic or metal) worn by construction workersképia cap with a flat circular top and a visorbonnet de nuita cloth cap worn in bedbonnet de skia close-fitting woolen cap; often has a tapering tail with a tasselcalotterounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the headsombreroa straw hat with a tall crown and broad brim; worn in American southwest and in Mexicosuroîtwaterproof hat with wide slanting brim longer in back than in frontbéreta woolen cap of Scottish origintiarea jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasionstype of:vêtementsa covering designed to be worn on a person's body
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the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)synonyms: coupe de cheveuxtypes:coupe de cheveuxthe style in which hair has been cutcheveux crépusa rounded thickly curled hairdotressea hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hairqueue, queue de chevala hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tailnattea plait of braided hairpermanentea series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicalsbrossea closely cropped haircut; usually for mentype of:poila covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
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