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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Harriet, 45, wore a lace gown by Emilia Wickstead and topped the look with the Pragnell Tiara, reportedly borrowing the headpiece from the jeweler behind her engagement ring.
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Lipa celebrated becoming a part of Turner’s family with her dramatic headpiece, which was created by milliner Stephen Jones.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Qian placed Tacori’s bridal flourishes alongside Raj’s cultural headpiece, which shifted the house’s engagement language into something more specific to her.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Lipa celebrated becoming a part of Turner’s family with her dramatic headpiece, which was created by milliner Stephen Jones.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 June 2026
One of the hallmarks of its origins is a tile work from 1928 by Ernest Batcheler, an American artist of Dutch descent, that portrays a Spanish woman wearing a pink traditional Sevilla dress with frills, a shawl with fringe and a headpiece known as a mantilla.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2026
Qian placed Tacori’s bridal flourishes alongside Raj’s cultural headpiece, which shifted the house’s engagement language into something more specific to her.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
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 18 Jun. 2026.
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headpiece
noun
head·piece
-ˌpēs 
: a protective covering for the head
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