headpiece

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English

Etymology

head +‎ piece

Noun

headpiece (plural headpieces)

  1. The head; the brain.
  2. Something covering the head.
  3. Protecting cover for the head; a helmet.
  4. A headset.
  5. A headstall.
  6. (printing) A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.
    • 1940 December, Charles E. Lee, “The Wenford Mineral Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 643:
      A view of a Wenford train headed by this locomotive forms the headpiece to the present article.
  7. The top piece or part of various things.

Synonyms

Translations

something covering the head — see headgear
helmet — see helmet
headset — see headset
headstall — see headstall
decorative page heading
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References

  • OED2
  • The Macquarie Dictionary
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