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Headpiece

Headpiece Meaning & Definition
Headpiece Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Headpiece?

[n] a protective helmet for the head
[n] the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head

Synonyms | Synonyms for Headpiece: headstall

Related Terms | Find terms related to Headpiece: bean | brain | brains | brow | cap | capsheaf | caput | chapeau | conception | conk | coverchief | crest | crown | discourse of reason | discursive reason | dome | esprit | gray matter | handkerchief | hat | head | headcloth | headdress | headgear | heading | headtire | headwear | intellect | intellection | intellectual faculty | intelligence | kerchief | lid | mens | mental capacity | mentality | millinery | mind | noddle | noggin | noodle | nous | pate | pinhead | poll | power of reason | psyche | ratio | rationality | reason | reasoning | reasoning faculty | ridge | sconce | smarts | topknot | understanding | Vernunft

See Also | band | bridle | helmet

Headpiece In Webster's Dictionary

\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.

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