headring

\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun

1. : an often decorated ring formed on the head by building up hair with vegetable or animal fibers and worn by married warriors of some Kaffir tribes

2. : a pad (as of vegetable fiber) worn to facilitate carrying a load on the head

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headˈring noun

A palm-leaf hair ornament worn by some black S African men as a symbol of manhood

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