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Headpiece

//ˈhɛdˌpis// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The head; the brain.
  2. 2
    a protective helmet for the head wordnet
  3. 3
    Something covering the head.; A protective cover for the head; a helmet.
  4. 4
    the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head wordnet
  5. 5
    Something covering the head.; A headdress.
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  1. 6
    A headset.

    "Meronyms: mouthpiece, earpiece"

  2. 7
    A headstall.
  3. 8
    A headboard of a bed.

    "Wooden beds were made as replicas of large ones, some carved in walnut, others in magohany and with elaborate head-pieces. There were four-posters draped with curtains to pull and bedspreads to match, much beautiful hand-sewing and embroidery going to their manufacture."

  4. 9
    A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.

    "A view of a Wenford train headed by this locomotive forms the headpiece to the present article."

  5. 10
    The top piece or part of any of various things.

    "Near-synonym: head"

Etymology

From head + piece.

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