guil|lo|tine

guil|lo|tine
guil|lo|tine «noun. GIHL uh teen; verb. also GIHL uh TEEN», noun, verb, -tined, -tin|ing.
–n.
1. a machine for cutting off people's heads by means of a heavy blade that slides down in grooves made in two posts. The guillotine was used during the French Revolution.
2. an instrument for cutting out the tonsils.
3. a machine for cutting, such as one for cutting paper.
4. British. the official imposing of a time limit on a governmental debate; cloture.
–v.t.
1. to cut off the head of (someone) with a guillotine.
2. to cut (as paper) with a guillotine.
3. British. to end debate on (a bill, amendment, or other measure) by guillotine; apply cloture to.
╂[< French guillotine < Joseph I. Guillotin, 1738-1814, French physician and advocate of its use]

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  • guillotine — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • Guillotine — A machine used during (and after) the French Revolution for beheading people condemned to death, by means of a heavy sharp blade that slid down within vertical guides. By extension, guillotine refers to any shearing machine or instrument (such as …   Medical dictionary

  • Guillotine — Guil lo*tine (g[i^]l l[ o]*t[=e]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.] [Cf. F. guillotiner.] To behead with the guillotine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guillotine — Guil lo*tine (g[i^]l l[ o]*t[=e]n ), n. [F., from Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine Louis, and was called at… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Guillotined — Guillotine Guil lo*tine (g[i^]l l[ o]*t[=e]n ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.] [Cf. F. guillotiner.] To behead with the guillotine. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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