headpiece: Meaning and Definition of

head•piece

Pronunciation: (hed'pēs"), [key]
— n.
  1. a piece of armor for the head; helmet.
  2. any covering for the head.
  3. a headset.
  4. the head as the seat of the intellect; judgment.
  5. the top piece or part of any of various things.
  6. a decorative piece at the head of a page, chapter, etc.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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