guillotine
31guillotine — guil|lo|tine1 [ gılə,tin ] noun count 1. ) a machine used in the past for cutting off someone s head. It consisted of a heavy blade that slid down a tall wooden structure, cutting through their neck. 2. ) a tool used for cutting paper, consisting …
32guillotine — guil•lo•tine art at guild [[t]ˈgɪl əˌtin, ˈgi ə [/t]] esp. for v. [[t]ˌgɪl əˈtin, ˌgi ə [/t]] n. v. tined, tin•ing 1) a device for beheading a person, consisting of a heavy blade that drops between two posts serving to guide its fall 2) pri any… …
33guillotine — noun /ˈgɪlətin / (say giluhteen) 1. a machine for beheading persons by means of a heavy blade falling in two grooved posts. 2. a surgical instrument for cutting the tonsils. 3. a device incorporating a long blade for trimming paper. 4.… …
34Guillotine — die Guillotine, n (Aufbaustufe) Gerät zur Vollstreckung der Todesstrafe durch Enthauptung Synonym: Fallbeil Beispiel: Er wurde zum Tod unter der Guillotine verurteilt …
35guillotine — n. & v. n. 1 a machine with a heavy knife blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading. 2 a device for cutting paper, metal, etc. 3 a surgical instrument for excising the uvula etc. 4 Parl. a method of preventing delay in the… …
36GUILLOTINE — s. f. Instrument de supplice, qui tranche la tête par une opération purement mécanique et très prompte. Le couteau de la guillotine …
37guillotine — 1. noun /ˈɡɪlətiːn,ˈɡiː.ətiːn/ a) A machine used for the application of capital punishment by decapitation, consisting of a tall upright frame from which is suspended a heavy diagonal edged blade. b) A device used for cutting stacks of paper to… …
38guillotine — Synonyms and related words: ax, behead, beheading, block, bowstring, burn, burning, capital punishment, cloture, cloture by compartment, cross, crucifixion, crucify, death chair, death chamber, decapitate, decapitation, decollate, decollation,… …
39Guillotine — Guil|lo|ti|ne [gijo..., giljo...] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. guillotine, nach dem franz. Arzt J. I. Guillotin, 1738 1814> mit einem Fallbeil arbeitendes Hinrichtungsgerät …
40Guillotine — , LOUISETTE The niceties of putting a person to death became an important topic of discussion during the French Revolution, a time when the frequency and number of persons put to death made the topic not only current but crucial. The two… …
