behead

Example Sentences

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Behead that word, and, lo! 'tis plain Why all his efforts were in vain.

From Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

Behead a color, and leave a writing material.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes

Behead a carpenter's tool, and leave a narrow passage.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 by Dodge, Mary Mapes

Behead an indication of sleepiness, and leave an artificial shade.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 by Dodge, Mary Mapes

Behead an article of dress, and leave a farmer's implement.

From Harper's Young People, July 20, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various