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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Related Articles The dress and the headpiece were worn by German fashion model Diana Gartner on Mugler’s fall 1997 runway show in Paris.
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
In the early 1980s, Saint Phalle created a namesake perfume with a bottle featuring a sculpted snake; in turn, Bohan made for Saint Phalle a shimmering gold pantsuit and headpiece inspired by her serpent to wear for the perfume’s launch event (which Warhol hosted).
—Dana Thomas, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Burberry, Max Mara, Chanel, Anna Sui and Victoria Beckham, who crafted a navy scarf headpiece for Abdi’s modesty.
—Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
This time, his palatial headpiece was sculpted by Dora Abodi, a designer who (and this is not a joke) hails from Transylvania.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
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Renan Botelho, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
In the early 1980s, Saint Phalle created a namesake perfume with a bottle featuring a sculpted snake; in turn, Bohan made for Saint Phalle a shimmering gold pantsuit and headpiece inspired by her serpent to wear for the perfume’s launch event (which Warhol hosted).
—Dana Thomas, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
Burberry, Max Mara, Chanel, Anna Sui and Victoria Beckham, who crafted a navy scarf headpiece for Abdi’s modesty.
—Courtney Crowder, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
This time, his palatial headpiece was sculpted by Dora Abodi, a designer who (and this is not a joke) hails from Transylvania.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for headpiece
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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headpiece. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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headpiece
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head·piece
-ˌpēs 
: a protective covering for the head
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