headpiece

[hed-pees]

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noun

a piece of armor for the head; helmet.

any covering for the head.

a headset.

the head as the seat of the intellect; judgment.

the top piece or part of any of various things.

Printing. a decorative piece at the head of a page, chapter, etc.

Origin of headpiece

First recorded in 1520–30; head + piece

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Related Words for headpiece

helmet, fedora, headgear, lid, straw, bucket, bonnet, sailor, skimmer, millinery, Stetson, Panama, chapeau, bowler, boater, sombrero, topper, tam, headpiece

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Historical Examples of headpiece

Armed as he was with corselet, cuissarts, and headpiece, he sank to trouble them no more.
Captain Blood
Rafael Sabatini
Now, missy, what had you to do with Captain Mosca's headpiece?
Little Novels of Italy
Maurice Henry Hewlett
He snapped on the headpiece, then hesitated at the edge of the deck, looking down.
The Star Hyacinths
James H. Schmitz
We have got money and stock, and you have got headpiece; we might do very well together.
A Simpleton
Charles Reade
In some ways I hate to part with that headpiece more than I do with Mother.
The Night of the Long Knives
Fritz Reuter Leiber

British Dictionary definitions for headpiece

headpiece

noun

printing a decorative band at the top of a page, chapter, etc

any covering for the head, esp a helmet

archaic the intellect

a less common word for crownpiece (def. 2)

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