Catherine wheeln.

Etymology: < the name of St. Catherine.

a. The figure of a wheel with spikes projecting from its circumference (in reference to the legend of St. Catherine's martyrdom). esp. in Heraldry.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > other heraldic representations > [noun] > other miscellaneous representations

sheafc1420

Catherine wheel1584

sceptre1610

icicle1796

a1225 Leg. Kath. 1942 Hat ȝarkin fowr hweoles, ant let þurhdriuen þrefter þe spaken ant te felien mid irnene gadien.]

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xii. xv. 255 Others likewise haue (as they brag) a Katharine wheele vpon their bodies.

1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 17 Though they turn their Rowels into Katherine-wheeles till they have over-taken their Ends.

1703 London Gaz. No. 3906/4 The Coat 2 Spread Eagles quarter'd with Catharine Wheels.

1863 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 2) xxi. 324 A Catherine-wheel or.

attributive.1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe iii. sig. D3^v A short dutch wast with a round cathern-wheele fardingale.

b. In embroidery, a design resembling a wheel.

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1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 62 Catherine Wheel.—This wheel is also known by the name of Spider Wheel or Spider Stitch, and is chiefly employed to fill up round holes in embroidery on muslin.

2. Architecture. (Also Catherine-wheel window.) ‘A window or compartment of a window of a circular form with radiating divisions or spokes’ (Gwilt).

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > round windows

roundel1574

oeil-de-boeuf1728

marigold window1736

rose window1738

wheel-window1821

rose1823

rosette1836

rosace1837

bull's-eye1842

Catherine-wheel window1848

ox-eye1875

1848 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 5) xxxviii A circular window filled with fine flowing tracery, of the character often called a ‘Catherine wheel’.

3. A kind of firework which rotates, while burning, in the manner of a wheel. (Also called pin-wheel.)

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > rotating or Catherine wheel

firewheel1607

wheel1629

sun1741

sun wheel1749

Catherine wheel1761

pinwheel1765

spur-fire1765

cartwheel1840

1761 B. Wilson in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 906 In the same manner that a Catherine-wheel is made to turn round in a direction contrary to that in which the small rockets affixed to its periphery discharge themselves.

1836 E. Howard Rattlin xvi A noble Catherine wheel had just begun to fizz.

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 213 A noise like the first indication a catherine-wheel gives of..its going off.

4. transferred and figurative (chiefly from 3). Also attributive. to turn Catherine-wheels: to turn lateral summersaults (= cartwheel n. 3).

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > somersault > lateral or cartwheel

Catherine wheel1861

cartwheel1884

wheel1904

1861 Times 29 July The Catherine wheel is busy throwing out sparks and fiery flashes all round the world.

1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 79 Catharine-wheel republics, always in revolution while the powder lasts.

1882 E. J. Worboise Sissie xxiv. 246 I have seen that boy put down his basket of medicine and turn ‘Catherine wheels’ in the street.

1887 Sat. Rev. 16 July 100/1 [Mr. Gale] admits that the ‘Catherine Wheel’ style of bowling has enabled bowlers to acquire a double break.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	catherine wheel
释义	Catherine wheeln. Etymology: < the name of St. Catherine. 1. a. The figure of a wheel with spikes projecting from its circumference (in reference to the legend of St. Catherine's martyrdom). esp. in Heraldry. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > other heraldic representations > [noun] > other miscellaneous representations sheafc1420 Catherine wheel1584 sceptre1610 icicle1796 a1225 Leg. Kath. 1942 Hat ȝarkin fowr hweoles, ant let þurhdriuen þrefter þe spaken ant te felien mid irnene gadien.] 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft xii. xv. 255 Others likewise haue (as they brag) a Katharine wheele vpon their bodies. 1650 N. Ward Discolliminium 17 Though they turn their Rowels into Katherine-wheeles till they have over-taken their Ends. 1703 London Gaz. No. 3906/4 The Coat 2 Spread Eagles quarter'd with Catharine Wheels. 1863 C. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 2) xxi. 324 A Catherine-wheel or. attributive.1607 T. Dekker & J. Webster North-ward Hoe iii. sig. D3^v A short dutch wast with a round cathern-wheele fardingale. b. In embroidery, a design resembling a wheel. ΚΠ 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 62 Catherine Wheel.—This wheel is also known by the name of Spider Wheel or Spider Stitch, and is chiefly employed to fill up round holes in embroidery on muslin. 2. Architecture. (Also Catherine-wheel window.) ‘A window or compartment of a window of a circular form with radiating divisions or spokes’ (Gwilt). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > round windows roundel1574 oeil-de-boeuf1728 marigold window1736 rose window1738 wheel-window1821 rose1823 rosette1836 rosace1837 bull's-eye1842 Catherine-wheel window1848 ox-eye1875 1848 J. H. Parker Rickman's Styles Archit. Eng. (ed. 5) xxxviii A circular window filled with fine flowing tracery, of the character often called a ‘Catherine wheel’. 3. A kind of firework which rotates, while burning, in the manner of a wheel. (Also called pin-wheel.) ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > rotating or Catherine wheel firewheel1607 wheel1629 sun1741 sun wheel1749 Catherine wheel1761 pinwheel1765 spur-fire1765 cartwheel1840 1761 B. Wilson in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 906 In the same manner that a Catherine-wheel is made to turn round in a direction contrary to that in which the small rockets affixed to its periphery discharge themselves. 1836 E. Howard Rattlin xvi A noble Catherine wheel had just begun to fizz. 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 213 A noise like the first indication a catherine-wheel gives of..its going off. 4. transferred and figurative (chiefly from 3). Also attributive. to turn Catherine-wheels: to turn lateral summersaults (= cartwheel n. 3). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > leaping, springing, or jumping > [noun] > somersault > lateral or cartwheel Catherine wheel1861 cartwheel1884 wheel1904 1861 Times 29 July The Catherine wheel is busy throwing out sparks and fiery flashes all round the world. 1870 J. R. Lowell My Study Windows (1886) 79 Catharine-wheel republics, always in revolution while the powder lasts. 1882 E. J. Worboise Sissie xxiv. 246 I have seen that boy put down his basket of medicine and turn ‘Catherine wheels’ in the street. 1887 Sat. Rev. 16 July 100/1 [Mr. Gale] admits that the ‘Catherine Wheel’ style of bowling has enabled bowlers to acquire a double break. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1584
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