guillotine cutting machine
1Guillotine — 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… …
2guillotine — ► NOUN 1) a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people. 2) a device with a descending or sliding blade used for cutting paper or sheet metal. 3) Brit. (in parliament) a procedure used to limit discussion… …
3Guillotine — 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 …
4guillotine — I UK [ˈɡɪlətiːn] / US [ˈɡɪləˌtɪn] noun [countable] Word forms guillotine : singular guillotine plural guillotines 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,… …
5guillotine — 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 …
6guillotine — [ gɪləti:n, ˌgɪlə ti:n] noun 1》 a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people. 2》 a device with a descending or sliding blade used for cutting paper or sheet metal. 3》 a surgical instrument with a sliding… …
7guillotine — 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.… …
8guillotine — 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… …
9guillotine — 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… …
10guillotine — [ˈgɪləˌtiːn] noun [C] a machine that was used in the past for cutting off someone s head guillotine verb [T] …
