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HEADPIECE
headpiece
(noun) a protective helmet for the head
headstall, headpiece
(noun) the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse’s head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
headpiece (plural headpieces)
The head; the brain.
Something covering the head.
Protecting cover for the head; a helmet.
A headset.
A headstall.
(printing) A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.
The top piece or part of various things.
Synonyms
• (something covering the head): headgear
Source: Wiktionary
Head"piece`, n.
1. Head. In his headpiece he felt a sore pain. Spenser.
2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
3. Understanding; mental faculty. Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains. Prideaux.
4. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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