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A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a bridle.

An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.

t, through which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is viewed. Collimating eyepiece. See under Collimate. -- Negative, or Huyghenian, eyepiece, an eyepiece consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated from each other by about half the sum of…

A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun.

The part which first meets the eye; as:

Head. In his headpiece he felt a sore pain. Spenser.

A piece of armor to protect the heels. Chesterfield.

A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a boat.

Same as Mantel.

y skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement. The top and masterpiece of art. South. Dissimulation was his masterpiece. Claredon.

of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.

See Ridgepole.

A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture. Addison.

The jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or window.

The collar of a roof; sparpiece.

The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece. Gwilt.

A long piece of timber, forming a margin or edge of any piece of construction; esp.:

A piece at the end; an appendage.

A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.

A small wig for the top of the head; a toupee.