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1. (n.) guillotine
a device for beheading a person, consisting of a heavy blade that drops between two posts serving to guide its fall.
2. guillotine
any of various machines or instruments that cut powerfully and quickly, esp. one with a blade that drops vertically, as for trimming metal, paper, etc.
3. (v.t.) guillotine
to behead by the guillotine.
4. guillotine
to cut with or as if with a guillotine.
Etymology: (1785–95; < F, after J. I. Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician who urged its use)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) closure by compartment, guillotine
closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill
2. (verb) guillotine
instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
3. (verb) guillotine
kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine
"The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) guillotine
a machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim
2. (noun) guillotine
any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing, resembling in its action a guillotine
3. (verb) guillotine
to behead with the guillotine
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. guillotine
a beheading-machine invented by a Dr. Guillotin, and recommended by him to the National Convention, which adopted it; "with my machine, Messieurs, I whisk off your head in a twinkling, and you have no pain;" it was anticipated by the Maiden in Scotland.
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Sense: in France, an instrument for cutting criminals' heads off.
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 Afrikaans: guillotine, valbyl |
 Arabic: مِقصَلَه |
 Bulgarian: гилотина |
 Brazilian: guilhotina |
 Czech: gilotina |
 German: die Guillotine |
 Danish: guillotine |
 Greek: γκιλοτίνα |
 Spanish: guillotina |
 Estonian: giljotiin |
 Farsi: گیوتین |
 Finnish: giljotiini |
 French: guillotine |
 Hebrew: גִיליוֹטִינָה |
 Hindi: गिलोटिन |
 Croatian: giljotina |
 Hungarian: nyaktiló, guillotine |
 Indonesian: gilotin |
 Icelandic: fallöxi |
 Italian: ghigliottina |
 Japanese: 断頭台 |
 Korean: 단두대 |
 Lithuanian: giljotina |
 Latvian: giljotīna |
 Malay: gilotin; pemenggal kepala |
 Dutch: guillotine, valbijl |
 Norwegian: falløks, giljotin |
 Polish: gilotyna |
 Persian: گیوتین |
 Pashto: ګيوټين، دتورنو ( مجرمينو |
 Portuguese: guilhotina |
 Romanian: ghilotină |
 Russian: гильотина |
 Slovak: gilotína |
 Slovenian: giljotina |
 Serbian: giljotina |
 Swedish: giljotin |
 Thai: เครื่องประหารชีวิต |
 Turkish: giyotin |
 Taiwanese: 斷頭台 |
 Ukrainian: гільйотина |
 Urdu: گلاکاٹ مشین |
 Vietnamese: máy chém |
 Chinese: 断头台 |
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