2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Headpiece \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
headpiece
n 1: the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head [syn: {headstall}]
2: a protective helmet for the head
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