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head

/hɛd/ adjective C2
  1. Of, relating to, or intended for the head.
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“’Tis true, madame,” answered he, “that my father was a Girondin, but he was not among the number of those who voted for the king’s death; he was an equal sufferer with yourself during the Reign of Terror, and had well-nigh lost his head on the same scaffold on which your father perished.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 45 · C1
Morrel; and I think you will be satisfied on that head.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 2 · C1
We performed the usual burial service, and he is at his rest, sewn up in his hammock with a thirty-six-pound shot at his head and his heels, off El Giglio island.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 3 · C1
As Edmond paused, the black and bearded head of Caderousse appeared at the door.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 15 · C1

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