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Entry 4 senses Webster, 1913

Headpiece

/(-pēs`)/ · Head·piece · IPA /ˈhɛdˌpis/
01 n. Head.
  1. 1.
    Head.
    “In his headpiece he felt a sore pain.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
  3. 3.
    Understanding; mental faculty.
    “Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains.” — Prideaux.
  4. 4.
    An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.