guillotine

  • 41guillotine — guil·lo·tine || ‚gɪlÉ™ tɪːn n. beheading device with a sharp blade which slides vertically in grooves (used mainly during the French Revolution);(British) paper cutter v. put to death by guillotine (device for beheading) …

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  • 42guillotine —    A mechanical cutting apparatus with a heavy movable blade, worked by a lever or foot pedal. A guillotine is a tool designed to produce quick, easy, and straight cuts through paper, sheet metal, and some other materials …

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  • 43guillotine — 1 noun (C) 1 a piece of equipment used to cut off the heads of criminals, especially in France in the past 2 a piece of equipment used to cut large sheets of paper 3 BrE the setting of a time limit on the discussion about a proposed law in the… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 44guillotine — [ˈgɪləˌtiːn] noun [C] a machine that was used in the past for cutting off someone s head guillotine verb [T] …

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  • 45Guillotine (disambiguation) — Guillotine may refer to:Mechanical devices:*Guillotine, an execution device named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin*Guillotine (metalwork), a metal working tool*Paper guillotine, a piece of office equipment used to cut paper*Guillotine pill splitter …

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  • 46Guillotine (Kartenspiel) — Guillotine Daten zum Spiel Autor Paul Peterson Grafik Quinton Hoover, Mike Raabe, Sven Papenbrock Verlag Wizards of the Coast (1998), Amigo (2002), u.a. Erscheinungsjahr 1998, 2002 Art Kartenspiel Mitspieler …

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  • 47Guillotine (Spiel) — Guillotine Daten zum Spiel Autor Paul Peterson Grafik Quinton Hoover, Mike Raabe, Sven Papenbrock Verlag Wizards of the Coast (1998), Amigo (2002), u.a. Erscheinungsjahr 1998, 2002 Art Karten …

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  • 48Guillotine (game) — Guillotine is a card game created by Wizards of the Coast and designed by Paul Peterson. The game is set during the French Revolution, and was released on Bastille Day in 1998. The goal is to collect the heads of Nobles, accumulating points.… …

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  • 49guillotine amputation — n an emergency surgical amputation (as of a leg) in which the skin is incised around the part being amputated and is allowed to retract, successive layers of muscle are then divided around the part, and finally the bone is divided * * * rapid… …

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  • 50Guillotine (jeu) —  Pour l’article homonyme, voir Guillotine.  Guillotine jeu de société {{{licence}}} Auteur Paul Peterson Illustrateur …

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