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• n  the band that is the part of a bridle that fits around a horse's head
• n  a protective helmet for the head

• In 1990, for instance, a sponge used in the headpiece of Florida's electric chair wore out.
• With her pupil-less eyes, brass breastplate and art-deco winged headpiece, Promethea looks like a combination of Wonder Woman and a 1930s Chrysler hood ornament.
• Its name derives from its mummy shape and the beatific woman's face depicted on its headpiece.

• headstall

News & Articles

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• Someday We'll Feel 'Lonely' Without Google Glass
  Marc Andreessen says he wants to wear the headpiece 'constantly'
  June 15, 2013 - Time Magazine

Quotes

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• Ricky Gervais in National Post
  I was shocked to learn that it takes the entire hide of one bear to make a single headpiece,Gervais writes, on PETA letterhead, to British prime minister Gordon Brown using sufficient emotional but ultimately meaningless boilerplate to make...
• Wentworth Miller in WFAA
  I'm lucky I'm not on Star Trek wearing a freakin' headpiece or something,Mr. Miller says. "That'd be a lot worse."
• Fann Wong in Channel News Asia
  We wanted a Bohemian look and an Indian look so we decided on a headpiece...... You will see the connection when you see my gown on the wedding day,said Wong, who has been very secretive about her two evening gowns.