Definition of "headpiece" []

• A protective covering for the head. (noun)
• A set of headphones; a headset. (noun)
• See headstall. (noun)
• An ornamental design, especially at the top of a page. (noun)
• The seat of intelligence; brains. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The operator of this fine headpiece is a little hamster who tells me he is my conscience, but he doesn't bother me such since he only squeaks L33T."
• "The headpiece was a gauge with eyeholes at “110” and “120.”"
• "His headpiece was a plain morion, dented and battered."