A dental device used by sadistic orthodontists. A headgear is an external set of wires, straps and elastics worn by those with teeth requiring intense re-alignment.

Head" gear`, ∨ Head"gear` (), n.

1.

Headdress.

2.

Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep well.

 

© Webster 1913.

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