Emily Dickinson Lexicon

head (-s), n. [OE héafod < Germanic.] (webplay: ax, bed, brain, face, hair, hearing, honor, liberty, place, power, presence, seeing, tasting, top).

1. Uppermost part of the human physique; foremost portion of an animal's body; appendage supported by the neck which contains the organs of sight, smell, taste, and hearing; [fig.] organ of reason; container of the brain; seat of the intellect.
2. Chief; principal person; [word play] anatomic head.
3. Blossom of a flowering plant; [fig.] seed.
4. Personified globe of the sun.
5. Person; individual.
6. Binding of a book.