headpiece

English

Etymology

head +‎ piece

Noun

headpiece (plural headpieces)

1. The head; the brain.
2. Something covering the head.
3. Protecting cover for the head; a helmet.
4. A headset.
5. A headstall.
6. (printing) A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.
   • 1940 December, Charles E. Lee, “The Wenford Mineral Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 643:

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

7. The top piece or part of various things.

Synonyms

• (something covering the head): headgear

Translations

head, brain

• Bulgarian: ум (bg) m (um), разум (bg) m (razum)
• Finnish: pää (fi)

something covering the head — see headgear

helmet — see helmet

headset — see headset

headstall — see headstall

decorative page heading

• Bulgarian: винетка f (vinetka)
• Finnish: otsikkokoriste

top piece

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Translations to be checked

• French: ^{(please verify)} dessus de la tete m
• German: ^{(please verify)} Nackenriemen m

References

• OED2
• The Macquarie Dictionary