Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Beheading"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Behead \Be*head"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheaded}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Beheading}.] [OE. bihefden, AS. behe['a]fdian; pref. be-
+ he['a]fod head. See {Head}.]
To sever the head from; to take off the head of.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
beheading
n 1: execution by cutting off the victim's head [syn: {decapitation}]
2: killing by cutting off the head [syn: {decapitation}]
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