¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Headsmen
1. headsman [n] - See also: headsman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Headsmen
Literary usage of Headsmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. La Sorcière: The Witch of the Middle Ages by Jules Michelet (1863)
"By the more sacrilegious of its essays this convict university of witches,
shepherds, and headsmen, emboldened the other, obliged its rival to study. ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1870)
"On each landing arc what look like two gigantic headsmen, in flaming scarlet and
... The headsmen on the landing keep their eyes fixed right upon you, ..."
3. St. James's Magazine by S. C. Hall (1861)
"On each landing are what look like two gigantic headsmen, in flaming scarlet and
... The headsmen on the landing keep their eyes fixed right upon you, ..."
Other Resources:
