Home › Words › H › headstripeheadstripeheadstripe · noun — A stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom head + stripe.nounA stripe of colored feathers on the head of a bird.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bestriped 62% match — Having stripes; stripy. vs headstripe →stripetail 59% match — Having a striped tail vs headstripe →feathering 59% match — Plumage. vs headstripe →plainhead 59% match — A variety of bird without a crest. vs headstripe →superciliary 58% match — Of or pertaining to the supercilium or eyebrow. vs headstripe →bristlehead 58% match — Pityriasis gymnocephala, a passerine bird endemic to Borneo, having short barbless feathers on the crown. vs headstripe →multistriped 57% match — Having multiple stripes. vs headstripe →stripewise 57% match — In stripes. vs headstripe →