headpiece
headpiece is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
- 2.Understanding; mental faculty. Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains. Prideaux.
- 3.An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is a cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages called?
- What is understanding; mental faculty. Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains. Prideaux called?
- What is an engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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