Dated term for 'head'; in modern Japanese, 頭 is usually read あたま. This reading かぶり is now rare and mostly encountered in older texts or fixed expressions.
In classical texts, かぶり can mean 'head'.
Dated kanji spelling; modern usage strongly prefers kana.
The reading かぶり is an older native Japanese word for 'head', now largely replaced by あたま. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.