1
a
: a protective or defensive covering for the head
b
: an ornamental, ceremonial, or traditional covering for the head
2
3
: an ornament especially at the beginning of a chapter
Examples of headpiece in a Sentence
The bride wore a veil with a beaded headpiece.
the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece
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The musician also wore a delicate white headpiece.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And as for whether there’s any concern about the headpiece getting nasty as the season goes on, Duran said that would be a good problem for the club to have.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
In her final number, Von Teese elegantly strides down stairs into a classic showgirl scene with vintage Bob Mackie headpieces and feather backpacks from the last showgirl revue on the strip, Jubilee.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
In an Instagram post Monday (March 24), Cyrus shared the project’s cover art — an ethereal headshot of the star gazing softly into the camera while modeling a crystal 1997 Thierry Mugler headpiece — and revealed that Something Beautiful will arrive May 30 via Columbia Records.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
And as for whether there’s any concern about the headpiece getting nasty as the season goes on, Duran said that would be a good problem for the club to have.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Apr. 2025
In her final number, Von Teese elegantly strides down stairs into a classic showgirl scene with vintage Bob Mackie headpieces and feather backpacks from the last showgirl revue on the strip, Jubilee.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
In an Instagram post Monday (March 24), Cyrus shared the project’s cover art — an ethereal headshot of the star gazing softly into the camera while modeling a crystal 1997 Thierry Mugler headpiece — and revealed that Something Beautiful will arrive May 30 via Columbia Records.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headpiece. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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headpiece
noun
head·piece
-ˌpēs 
: a protective covering for the head
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