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Definition of Headpiece
1. Noun. The band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head.
2. Noun. A protective helmet for the head.
Definition of Headpiece
1. n. Head.
Definition of Headpiece
1. Noun. The head; the brain. ¹
2. Noun. Something covering the head. ¹
3. Noun. Protecting cover for the head; a helmet. ¹
4. Noun. A headset. ¹
5. Noun. A headstall. ¹
6. Noun. A decorative page heading. ¹
7. Noun. The top piece or part of various things. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headpiece
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headpiece
Literary usage of Headpiece
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Howard Pyle: A Record of His Illustrations and Writings by Willard Samuel Morse, Gertrude Brincklé (1921)
"... 33 headpiece—In the Storm p 3.9 x 1.5 34 headpiece—After Reading Shakespeare
p 3.9 x 1.8 36 Headband—(Reproduced five times) p 3.8 ..."
2. The Essays of Elia by Charles Lamb, Augustine Birrell (1905)
"73 headpiece—A chapter on ears ...... 74 ' What a contrast to Hogarth's laughing
... 79 Tailpiece—A chapter on ears ..... .81 headpiece—All fools' day ..."
3. Pictures of the French: A Series of Literary and Graphic Delineations of by Jules Gabriel Janin (1840)
"Portrait of Pupil for the Ballet THE ARTISTS' FRIEND, by FRANCIS WBY Portrait
headpiece Letter. . . . . M. Saint Eugene The Artists' Friend enthroned The ..."
4. Catalogue of Drawings by British Artists and Artists of Foreign Origin by Laurence Binyon (1900)
"(a) DESIGN FOR headpiece TO TREATISE I. Small ... 6 (c). Pen and ink and Indian-ink
wash ; 2J x 4J in. (e) DESIGN FOR headpiece TO TREATISE V. Small ..."
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