Head Covering for Christian Woman, What Should She Wear?

What kind of headcovering should a Christian woman wear

What we see in scripture is this that women are to cover their heads including their hair, which is their glory. The greek word for covering means: 
kata meaning ‘down’ 
  
kalupto meaning: to cover wholly, that is, veil:- to veil, or cover one's self up. 
This is an action word that a woman is to do to her head and hair. Cover and hide it with a cloth.  

 We also know, based on the fact that scripture commands not to adorn, women need to find a plain (solid) cloth, not one that is patterened or fancy with frills and edging of lace etc.  

 So we understand that a godly woman should cover her head on a continuous basis, not just during a gathering of the body and that the covering should be plain (not adorned) and cover the head / virtually all of the hair. 
  

There are people who will see pictures in history books and follow those by wrapping a full scarf totally around the head and neck, leaving the face open. 
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Some people look at the catacombs and see a cloth draped over the head leaving a bit of the hair in the front visible.   
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Others will look to more recent coverings such as those that are wrapped around the top of the head with bound up hair and clipped on at the nape of the neck with a shorter veil but women need to be careful to make sure they are covering and hiding the head/hair and not have it so far back on the head or so small that it does not align with God's Word. 


Here is similar to what I usually wear:

  Some people wear them like this:
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...and others who wear their hair down with a long cloth to cover it. 
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Some wear a cloth wrapped around to hide and hold the hair and the veil ties under it.   
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Are all these covering the head?  It would seem so based on scripture simply saying to cover the head (including the hair). 


 There is a problem though...there are women who claim Christ wearing what they call headcoverings but they do not cover the head and hair.  For instance there are those who leave most of their hair hanging out and wear a small cloth.  

A small slip of material is not a headcovering.
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 Or some that put their hair into a bun and wear a little cover on it which is not a headcovering.
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None of these are  covering the head with something that comes down (refer to 'kata' in the greek) and (kalupto) covers the head, to hide it.  This would be sinful before a holy God to not be obedient to scripture. 

 Many professed believing women who claim to see what the scriptures say about biblical dress are still wearing clothing too tight, adorned and virtually nothing for a headcovering.  Women, you need to examine yourself and seek out the pride and vanity you may have inside and instead replace it with godliness as described in scriptures such as 1 Peter 3, Titus 2.

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