Hypertext Webster Gateway: "headpiece"

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) 1.7 (wn)

headpiece
n 1: the band that is 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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