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Webster 1913 Edition
Headpiece
Head′pieceˊ
(-pēsˊ)
, Noun.
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.