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    Headpiece , n.
    1. Head.
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      In his headpiece he felt a sore pain.
      Spenser.

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    2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.
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    3. Understanding; mental faculty.
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      Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's captains.
      Prideaux.

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    4. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a page.
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