Headpiece

Definitions

1. The head; the brain.
2. Something covering the head.
3. A protective cover for the head; a helmet.
4. A headdress.
5. A headset.
6. A headstall.
7. A headboard of a bed.
8. A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.
9. The top piece or part of any of various things.

Equivalents

Examples

“Meronyms: mouthpiece, earpiece”

“Wooden beds were made as replicas of large ones, some carved in walnut, others in magohany and with elaborate head-pieces. There were four-posters draped with curtains to pull⟳ and bedspreads to match⟳, much beautiful hand-sewing and embroidery going to their manufacture⟳.”

“A view⟳ of a Wenford train⟳ headed by this locomotive forms the headpiece to the present⟳ article.”

“Near-synonym: head”

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