Headpiece

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  • noun. A protective covering for the head.
  • noun. A set of headphones; a headset.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An ornamental design, especially at the top of a page.
  • noun. The seat of intelligence; brains.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A helmet; specifically, an open helmet such as was worn after the abandonment of the armet; also, a hat; head-gear. See morion, cabasset, burganet.
  • noun. The head; especially, the head as the seat of the understanding; hence, intelligence; judgment.
  • noun. A decorative engraving placed at the top of the first page of a book, or at the beginning of a chapter, etc.; a head-band.
  • noun. The figurehead, scroll-piece, or fiddle-head under a vessel's bowsprit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Head.
  • noun. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
  • noun. Understanding; mental faculty.
  • noun. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The head; the brain.
  • noun. Something covering the head.
  • noun. Protecting cover for the head; a helmet.
  • noun. A headset.
  • noun. A headstall.
  • noun. A decorative page heading.
  • noun. The top piece or part of various things.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a protective helmet for the head
  • noun. the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
  • Word Usage
    "The operator of this fine headpiece is a little hamster who tells me he is my conscience, but he doesn't bother me such since he only squeaks L33T."
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    band  helmet  
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    Head  Vernunft  bean  brain  brains