headpiece

[hed-pees]

noun

1. a piece of armor for the head; heads; helmet.

2. any covering for the head. heads.

3. a headset.

4. the head heads as the seat of the intellect; judgment.

5. the top piece or part of any of various things.

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

headpiece

/ ˈhɛdˌpiːs /

noun

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

2. any covering for the head, esp a helmet

3. archaic,  the intellect

4. a less common word for crownpiece

Word History and Origins

Origin of headpiece¹

First recorded in 1520–30; head + piece

Example Sentences

Before dining, customers picked out their garments from a room lined with traditional "hanfu", or Han clothing, headpieces adorned with faux jewels, and accessories.

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There’s something magical about walking around a large room in the middle of the city and being transported to a whole other world with just a headpiece.

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In the Mesoamerican world, feather work was highly esteemed, not only adorning headpieces but also clothing, weapons and other accessories typically associated with rulers, gods and warriors.

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Sales from these two handmade headpieces will be donated to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.

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At this year’s Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s Day of the Dead festival we talked with attendees behind elaborate costumes, from floral headpieces to skeleton face paintings.

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