Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

headpiece

/ˈhɛdˌpis/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: head-piece
IPA: /ˈhɛdˌpis/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The head; the brain; the head as the seat of intellect.

noun

The head; the brain; the head as the seat of intellect.

noun

Something covering the head.

noun

Something covering the head.

noun

noun

noun

A headboard of a bed.

noun

A decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters.

Example Sentences

"He was going about pondering deeply, but in vain, how he might get out of his dilemma, when it came into his head to ask the advice of the boy that kept his pigs, who was a great head-piece, and had often helped him before."
"Meronyms: mouthpiece, earpiece"
"Wooden beds were made as replicas of large ones, some carved in walnut, others in magohany and with elaborate head-pieces. There were four-posters draped with curtains to pull and bedspreads to match, much beautiful hand-sewing and embroidery going to their manufacture."
"A view of a Wenford train headed by this locomotive forms the headpiece to the present article."
"Near-synonym: head"

Etymology

From head + piece.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɛdˌpis/

Inflected Forms

headpieces (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hairpiece frontispiece

Synonyms

headgear headcollar head headstall

Questions

How do you pronounce headpiece?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛdˌpis/.
What does headpiece mean?: The head; the brain; the head as the seat of intellect.
Where does headpiece come from?: From head + piece.

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