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as in hat
a covering for the head usually having a shaped crown
the bride will be wearing a flowing veil fastened to a pearl-covered headpiece
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as in intellect
the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems
she has looks and personality but not much in the way of a headpiece
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Recent Examples of headpiece
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.
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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.
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Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
26 May 2026
Critics also felt the depiction of the 'Guryu Myeonryugwan' crown (a traditional royal headpiece historically associated with vassal state rituals) was incorrect.
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Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
In the warm ambience of Lucas Nouveau, Roseville pottery, Darth Maul’s lightsaber, Maxfield Parrish paintings and the Staff of Ra headpiece from Raiders of the Lost Ark inhabit the same universe.
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Patricia Leigh Brown,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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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
Critics also felt the depiction of the 'Guryu Myeonryugwan' crown (a traditional royal headpiece historically associated with vassal state rituals) was incorrect.
—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
In the warm ambience of Lucas Nouveau, Roseville pottery, Darth Maul’s lightsaber, Maxfield Parrish paintings and the Staff of Ra headpiece from Raiders of the Lost Ark inhabit the same universe.
—
Patricia Leigh Brown,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headpiece
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His performances that summer reached a crescendo in the knockout stage — netting against Wales in the quarter-finals, bagging a hat-trick in the last four against France and then scoring twice in the final against Sweden.
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After a handful of Giants players opted to add Bible verses to their Pride Night hats, plenty of former players and local leaders in other sectors have weighed in.
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Odysseus is a warrior with wit and intellect, a con man and fabulist who constantly reinvents himself.
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His immediate presence was one of sharp intellect, efficiency and modesty.
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The final two days marked a subtle shift after Queen Camilla wore the same beige-and-black Chanel cap-toe pumps from Tuesday through Thursday.
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The Giants’ Pride Night controversy took another turn this week when the United States Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into whether Major League Baseball violated the religious rights of the three players who wrote Bible verses on their caps last Friday.
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The versatility, the intelligence, the playmaking and that ineffable ability to win — the Frenchman was a basketball romantic’s dream.
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As these systems begin to mirror and amplify human intelligence, agency, and even our flaws, the stakes become existential.
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The rider, who was not wearing a helmet, ran the stop sign and drove into the path of the GMC leading to the crash, police said.
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In one study, children ages 7-12 were aware that their parents’ own use of safety items like seat belts, bicycle helmets and sunscreen were significantly less common than the parents’ expectations for the child to use them.
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Cancer season shifts your focus towards nurturing a felt sense of security.
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Starmer has vowed to fight any leadership contest, deepening the sense of crisis within the Labour Party.
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There are good reasons to do so again, though as contenders acquiring young talent is not a necessity for the Pacers.
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However, Gen Zers also cited reasons for not finding such meaning.
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“Headpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headpiece. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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