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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024guil•lo•tine /ˈgɪləˌtin, ˈgiə-/USA pronunciation n., v., -tined, -tin•ing. n. [countable] - a device for cutting off a person's head, consisting of a heavy blade that drops between two posts that guide its fall.
v. [~ + object] - to cut the head off (someone) by the guillotine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024guil•lo•tine (gil′ə tēn′, gē′ə-; esp. for v. gil′ə tēn′, gē′ə-),USA pronunciation n., v., -tined, -tin•ing. n. - a device for beheading a person by means of a heavy blade that is dropped between two posts serving as guides: widely used during the French Revolution.
- an instrument for surgically removing the tonsils.
- Printingany of various machines in which a vertical blade between two parallel uprights descends to cut or trim metal, stacks of paper, etc.
v.t. - to behead by the guillotine.
- to cut with or as if with a guillotine.
- named after J. I. Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician who urged its use 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: guillotine n /ˈɡɪləˌtiːn/- a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts
- the guillotine ⇒ execution by this instrument
- a device for cutting or trimming sheet material, such as paper or sheet metal, consisting of a blade inclined at a small angle that descends onto the sheet
- a surgical instrument for removing tonsils, growths in the throat, etc
Also called: closure by compartment (in Parliament, etc) a form of closure under which a bill is divided into compartments, groups of which must be completely dealt with each day
vb /ˌɡɪləˈtiːn/(transitive)- to behead (a person) by guillotine
- (in Parliament, etc) to limit debate on (a bill, motion, etc) by the guillotine
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, who advocated its use in 1789ˌguilloˈtiner n |