headpiece

[ hed-pees ]

/ ˈhɛdˌpis /

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noun

a piece of armor for the head; helmet.

any covering for the head.

a headset.

the head as the seat of the intellect; judgment.

the top piece or part of any of various things.

Printing. a decorative piece at the head of a page, chapter, etc.

Origin of headpiece

First recorded in 1520–30; head + piece

Words nearby headpiece

head or tail, head out, head over heels, headphone, headphones, headpiece, headpin, headquarter, headquarters, headrace, headrail

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Example sentences from the Web for headpiece

Dick obeyed unwillingly, and his brother-officer turned the headpiece upside-down and looked inside.
Draw Swords!|George Manville Fenn
The face is covered with a headpiece of linen fitted with plaster.
The World and Its People: Book VII|Anna B. Badlam
An Oliver Cromwell at least, as he was a man of the people; and you seem to have as good a headpiece as my valiant brother.
Flora Lyndsay|Susanna Moodie
Removing the headpiece, he hurried Bob back into the power house.
The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border|Gerald Breckenridge

"Nothing but a hat the worse, sir," said I, showing the two bullet-holes in my headpiece.
Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)|Charles Lever

British Dictionary definitions for headpiece

headpiece

/ (ˈhɛdˌpiːs) /

noun

printing a decorative band at the top of a page, chapter, etc

any covering for the head, esp a helmet

archaic the intellect

a less common word for crownpiece (def. 2)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	headpiece
释义	headpiece [ hed-pees ] / ˈhɛdˌpis / SEE SYNONYMS FOR headpiece ON THESAURUS.COM noun a piece of armor for the head; helmet. any covering for the head. a headset. the head as the seat of the intellect; judgment. the top piece or part of any of various things. Printing. a decorative piece at the head of a page, chapter, etc. Origin of headpiece First recorded in 1520–30; head + piece Words nearby headpiece head or tail, head out, head over heels, headphone, headphones, headpiece, headpin, headquarter, headquarters, headrace, headrail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headpiece Dick obeyed unwillingly, and his brother-officer turned the headpiece upside-down and looked inside. Draw Swords!\|George Manville Fenn The face is covered with a headpiece of linen fitted with plaster. The World and Its People: Book VII\|Anna B. Badlam An Oliver Cromwell at least, as he was a man of the people; and you seem to have as good a headpiece as my valiant brother. Flora Lyndsay\|Susanna Moodie Removing the headpiece, he hurried Bob back into the power house. The Radio Boys on the Mexican Border\|Gerald Breckenridge "Nothing but a hat the worse, sir," said I, showing the two bullet-holes in my headpiece. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 (of 2)\|Charles Lever British Dictionary definitions for headpiece headpiece / (ˈhɛdˌpiːs) / noun printing a decorative band at the top of a page, chapter, etc any covering for the head, esp a helmet archaic the intellect a less common word for crownpiece (def. 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to headpiece helmet, fedora, headgear, lid, straw, bucket, bonnet, sailor, skimmer, millinery, chapeau, bowler, boater, sombrero, topper, tam
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headpiece

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for headpiece

noun

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