headpiece

[ hed-pees ]
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noun
  1. a piece of armor for the head; helmet.

  2. any covering for the head.

  1. a headset.

  2. the head as the seat of the intellect; judgment.

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

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

Origin of headpiece

1
First recorded in 1520–30; head + piece

Words Nearby headpiece

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How to use headpiece in a sentence

  • The usual form of helmet in the twelfth century is the cup-shaped headpiece of which the Cervellire is a typical example (Fig. 7).

    Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
  • Further on we read, now the feathers you may peradventure find, but the headpiece for the most part is laid aside.

    Armour & Weapons | Charles John Ffoulkes
  • Hildebrand has the watch on the tower—a heavy-headed knave, who holds a can of ale to be the best headpiece upon a night-watch.

    The Abbot | Sir Walter Scott
  • The bow-man pulled back the bolt of the door, and thrust out the headpiece at the end of the bow.

    The White Company | Arthur Conan Doyle

British Dictionary definitions for headpiece

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

  1. archaic the intellect

  2. a less common word for crownpiece (def. 2)

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