Both Uses of
sever
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- While the old lady had been speaking Tess and the other maid, in obedience to her gestures, had placed the fowls severally in her lap, and she had felt them over from head to tail, examining their beaks, their combs, the manes of the cocks, their wings, and their claws.†
Chpt 1
- He might drown her if he would; it would be better than parting to-morrow to lead severed lives.†
Chpt 5 *
Definition:
to end or cut off completely -- either physically or in relationships