2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [Eng.]

Head"-cheese` (-chz`), n. A dish made of portions of the head, or head

and feet, of swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a

cheeselike mass.

Head"dress` (-drs`), n. 1. A covering or ornament for the head; a

headtire.

Among birds the males very often appear in a most beautiful

headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb, a tuft of feathers, or a

natural little plume.

Addison.

2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether with or

without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.

Head"ed, a. 1. Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual

faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed, long- headed,

thick-headed; a many-headed monster.

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