1
a
: having no head
b
: having the head cut off : beheaded
2
: having no chief
3
: lacking good sense or prudence : foolish
headlessness
noun
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Rebecca Cohen To usher in the next segment of the opening ceremony, liberté, a number of headless women dressed in red — a call-out to Marie Antionette — appeared in the windows of a large French building.
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NBC News, 27 July 2024
From Lady Gaga’s glamorous tribute to French cabaret icon Zizi Jeanmaire on the River Seine, and Céline Dion’s grand comeback, to headless Marie Antoinettes backing a rock opera performance of Les Misérables by heavy metal band Gojira, the ceremony ushered in the historic moment.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
As the French heavy-metal band Gojira played, the Queen’s body held her head in her hands—and then the camera panned to several others headless Marie Antoinettes.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 27 July 2024
Earlier in the ceremony, the first moment that made people stop and stare was a performance by heavy metal band Gojira and their aforementioned headless Marie Antoinettes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 26 July 2024
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NBC News, 27 July 2024
From Lady Gaga’s glamorous tribute to French cabaret icon Zizi Jeanmaire on the River Seine, and Céline Dion’s grand comeback, to headless Marie Antoinettes backing a rock opera performance of Les Misérables by heavy metal band Gojira, the ceremony ushered in the historic moment.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2024
As the French heavy-metal band Gojira played, the Queen’s body held her head in her hands—and then the camera panned to several others headless Marie Antoinettes.
—Chantelle Lee, TIME, 27 July 2024
Earlier in the ceremony, the first moment that made people stop and stare was a performance by heavy metal band Gojira and their aforementioned headless Marie Antoinettes.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 26 July 2024
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“Headless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headless. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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