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Headgear vs Headpiece - What's the difference?

headgear | headpiece | Synonyms |

Headpiece is a synonym of headgear.



As nouns the difference between headgear and headpiece

is that headgear is anything worn on the head, such as a helmet while headpiece is the head; the brain.

headgear

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a helmet.
  • The harness that fits on a horse's head.
  • The lifting gear at the head of a mine or deep well.
  • (nautical) the rigging on the foresail
  • (orthodontics) A type of orthodontic appliance attached to dental braces that aids in correcting severe bite problems.

    • Synonyms

    * (clothing) headdress, headwear; see also * (sense, harness on a horse's head) bridle

    Anagrams

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    headpiece

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The head; the brain.
  • Something covering the head.
  • Protecting cover for the head; a helmet.
  • A headset.
  • A headstall.
  • A decorative page heading.
  • The top piece or part of various things.

    • Synonyms

    * (something covering the head) headgear

    References

    * OED2 * The Macquarie Dictionary