Cath·er·ine wheel

Cath·er·ine wheel
/ˈkæθrın-/ noun, pl ⋯ wheels [count]
Brit :pinwheel 2

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  • catherine wheel — cath|er|ine wheel [ˈkæθərın wi:l] n BrE pinwheel AmE [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (4th century), who was sentenced to be killed on a wheel] a round flat ↑firework that spins around as it burns …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Catharine wheel — Catherine wheel Cath er*ine wheel [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}. Called also {Catherine wheel window}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Catherine wheel — Cath er*ine wheel [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}. Called also {Catherine wheel window}. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Catherine-wheel window — Catherine wheel Cath er*ine wheel [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}. Called also {Catherine wheel window}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • catherinewheel — cath·er·ine wheel (kăthʹər ĭn, kăthʹrĭn) n. See pinwheel.   [After Saint Catherine of Alexandria (died A.D. 307), who was condemned to be tortured on a wheel.] * * * …   Universalium

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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