headpiece Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
    headstall.
  2. noun a protective helmet for the head

WordNet

Head"piece` noun
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913