"headpiece" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈhɛdˌpis/ [General-American] Forms: headpieces [plural]
Etymology: From head + piece. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|piece}} head + piece Head templates: {{en-noun}} headpiece (plural headpieces)
  1. The head; the brain.
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:head_or_brain__body_parts
  2. Something covering the head.
    A protective cover for the head; a helmet.
    Synonyms: headgear
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:something_that_covers_the_head
  3. Something covering the head.
    A headdress.
    Synonyms: headgear
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:something_that_covers_the_head1 Categories (other): Headwear Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 20 36 14 1 17 1 2 4
  4. Something covering the head. Synonyms: headgear
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:something_that_covers_the_head1
  5. A headset.
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:headset
  6. A headstall. Synonyms: headcollar
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:headstall Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations, Horse tack Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 9 8 8 4 29 1 16 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 3 9 9 9 3 37 3 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 7 7 7 6 47 2 13 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 4 4 2 54 2 10 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 11 6 6 13 34 3 10 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 4 9 7 7 4 38 4 11 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 3 10 9 9 6 36 3 11 14 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 4 9 7 7 4 38 4 11 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 3 10 9 9 3 33 3 15 15 Disambiguation of Horse tack: 0 0 11 0 0 82 0 4 3
  7. A headboard of a bed.
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-XE6fSqno
  8. (publishing, printing) A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters. Translations (decorative page heading): винетка (vinetka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), otsikkokoriste (Finnish), frontyspis [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-en:type_of_heading_in_publishing Categories (other): Printing, Publishing Topics: media, printing, publishing Disambiguation of 'decorative page heading': 8 5 5 5 1 2 1 69 2
  9. The top piece or part of any of various things. Translations (top piece): czubek [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-headpiece-en-noun-oTNsD0K1 Disambiguation of 'top piece': 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 88

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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