beheaded

be·head

 (bĭ-hĕd′)

tr.v. be·head·ed, be·head·ing, be·heads

To separate the head from; decapitate.

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[Middle English biheden, from Old English behēafdian : be-, away from; see be- + hēafod, head; see head.]

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Adj.

1.

beheaded - having had the head cut off; "the beheaded prisoners" decapitated headless - not having a head or formed without a head ; "the headless horseman"; "brads are headless nails"

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