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noun
Headpiece  n.  
1.
Head. "In his headpiece he felt a sore pain."
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."
4.
An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.





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"Headpiece" Quotes from Famous Books



... buckles, and it yielded and the blow was struck so hard that the baron fell on hands and knees; but when he had risen again, Tristan struck him down once more with a blow that split the helm, and it split the headpiece too, and touched the skull; then Riol cried mercy and begged his life, and ...
— The Romance Of Tristan And Iseult • M. Joseph Bedier
... me you are to be a lawyer, Mr. O'Malley," said he; "and, if so, I must advise you to take better care of your headpiece." ...
— The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI. • Various
... carbines, and then, wheeling by fours to right, trotted briskly away with the little cortege, and presently its commander, after a few words with the general, fell back, peering from under his bushy headpiece, and sung out in cheery tones Geordie had not heard for many a day, yet knew ...
— To The Front - A Sequel to Cadet Days • Charles King
... but he was too fearless by nature to pay much heed to the warning; he felt himself more than a match for that bowed-down old man. Giving Constanza into Raymond's charge, he stepped boldly up to the dais, and doffing his headpiece, addressed himself to his adversary ...
— In the Days of Chivalry • Evelyn Everett-Green
... them too soon. And then let us observe and admire his delight when his anxiety—for it is anxiety—is crowned with success—when the bird falls, and he lays it joyfully at his master's feet. A pointer should never be ill-used. He is too much like one of us. He has more headpiece than all the rest of the dogs put together. Narrowly watch a steady pointer on his game, and see how he holds his breath. It is evident he must stand in a certain degree of pain, for we all know how quickly a dog respires. And when he comes up to you ...
— Anecdotes of Dogs • Edward Jesse


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