clothing vs headgear

headgear vs clothing

clothing and headgear both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
clothing	Yes	No	No	No
headgear	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, headgear is a hyponym of clothing; that is, headgear is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than clothing:

clothing: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
headgear: clothing for the head

Other hyponyms of clothing include accessory, accouterment, accoutrement, apparel, clothes, dress, wearing apparel, array, raiment, regalia, attire, dress, garb, beachwear, black, blue, change, civilian clothing, civilian dress, civilian garb, plain clothes, drag, footwear, garment, gray, grey, hand wear, handwear, headdress, knitwear, leisure wear, loungewear, man's clothing, neckpiece, nightclothes, nightwear, sleepwear, outerwear, overclothes, protective garment, ready-to-wear, slip-on, slops, street clothes, tailor-made, duds, threads, togs, uniform, vestiture, woman's clothing, work-clothes, work-clothing, work clothes, work clothing.

clothing (noun)	headgear (noun)
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body	clothing for the head
	stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head
	the hoist at the pithead of a mine

Difference between clothing and headgear

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