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
Recent Examples on the Web
The iris and beetle can be worn as a brooch, while the wisteria is a headpiece weighing just 150 grams.
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Universal revealed the first photo of Damon in character — dressed in armor and a cape with a coordinating headpiece — back on Feb. 17.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 14 July 2025
The film’s superstitious heroine, AP (Sriram), is having her fortune told by a psychic in flowing robes and a matching huge headpiece (a delicious cameo from Big Freedia), who diagnoses the curse and the $1,000 solution to reverse it.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 July 2025
Princess Kate wore what has become her go-to royal headpiece, Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 8 July 2025
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Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 July 2025
Universal revealed the first photo of Damon in character — dressed in armor and a cape with a coordinating headpiece — back on Feb. 17.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 14 July 2025
The film’s superstitious heroine, AP (Sriram), is having her fortune told by a psychic in flowing robes and a matching huge headpiece (a delicious cameo from Big Freedia), who diagnoses the curse and the $1,000 solution to reverse it.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 11 July 2025
Princess Kate wore what has become her go-to royal headpiece, Queen Mary's Lover's Knot Tiara.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 8 July 2025
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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headpiece. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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headpiece
noun
head·piece
-ˌpēs 
: a protective covering for the head
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