Head, Edith Syllabification: (Head, Edith)Pronunciation: /hed/Definition of Head, Edith (1907–81), US costume designer; born Edith Claire Posener. She designed wardrobe for more than 400 movies and won eight Academy Awards. Notable movies: All About Eve (1950), Sabrina (1954), and The Sting (1973). Head, Edith in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Head, Edith in the British & World English dictionary