Headgear (noun)

Clothing or equipment worn on the head.

Origin:

Headgear refers to clothing or equipment worn on the head, it comes from "head" meaning the upper part of the body and "gear" meaning equipment or clothing.

Examples:

1. The football players were wearing their headgear.
2. The construction workers were required to wear hard hats as headgear.
3. The chef was wearing a tall white hat as headgear.
4. The skiers were wearing ski masks as headgear.
5. The soldier was wearing a helmet as headgear.