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Definition of Decapitations
1. decapitation [n] - See also: decapitation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Decapitations
Literary usage of Decapitations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cassell's Complete Book of Sports and Pastimes: Being a Compendium of Out by Cassell (London) (1896)
"Sucli words will be considered under the heading of " Decapitations. ... We proceed
with a few illustrations of "Decapitations," the appropriate solution ..."
2. The Colour of London: Historic, Personal, & Local by William John Loftie (1907)
"... Norman Buildings—Henry III—Richard II—The Lions—The Outer Bailey—The Lieutenant's
Lodgings—Decapitations—The Block—Towers on the Curtain—The Palace—The ..."
3. Constantinople: The City of the Sultans by Clara Erskine Clement Waters (1895)
"In a large round apartment the secret decapitations took place, and the heads
were thrown into the "Bloody Well." Beneath was the rocky cavern, ..."
4. The Flowery Republic by Frederick McCormick (1913)
"His decapitation followed instantly, followed by that of his companion—followed
by four other decapitations. Decapitations too numerous to mention. ..."
5. Althea: Dialogues in Aspirations and Duties by Vernon Lee (1910)
"People are so absurd as not to admit that attraction as well as that repulsion ;
they say that a man who paints bullocks' hearts, decapitations and naked ..."
6. The Guide to Knowledge. edited by William Pinnock (1836)
"... such a passage as we »ball presently have occasion to quote. Not a syllable
of reprobation of these brutal m gold-hungry acts of murder! Decapitations! ..."
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