Meaning of beheadment | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In word games, the ability to form words by removing the initial letter.
   uncountable
2. Synonym of beheading.
   uncountable

Examples

“However, the ordinary beheadment, as this phenomenon is called, is so widespread that it creates little interest⟳. There are beheadments, though, which do have⟳ some sort⟳ of distinction. For instance, both the words concerned may have⟳ approximately the same meaning. Thus, ALONE and LONE both mean⟳ ‘solitary’.”

“A famous story about a beheadment concerns a university professor who put⟳ up a notice⟳ that he ‘would meet⟳ his classes tomorrow’. Some joker beheaded ‘classes’ and made it into ‘lasses’, but the professor then got his own⟳ back by deleting the ‘I’.”

“If you came up with bring⟳ and its beheadment, ring⟳, you'd be right. Beheadments don't always rhyme, and sometimes one word is capitalized and the other is not, but the original word and its beheaded version will always fit into a sensible sentence.”

“The chairs in this room are covered with tapestry work⟳, said to be portions of the cloak worn by King Charles at the time of his beheadment.”

“[…] the execution by beheadment taking place⟳ almost immediately.”

“Some say⟳ the leaves show⟳ scarlet blotches upon the day ofthe year when Salome, it is said, demanded St. John’s beheadment.”

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