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Definitions for Guillotine
[1] 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.
[2] an instrument for surgically removing the tonsils.
[3] any of various machines in which a vertical blade between two parallel uprights descends to cut or trim metal, stacks of paper, etc.
[4] to behead by the guillotine.
[5] to cut with or as if with a guillotine.
[6] a device for beheading persons, consisting of a weighted blade set between two upright posts the guillotine execution by this instrument
[7] 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
[8] a surgical instrument for removing tonsils, growths in the throat, etc
[9] 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
[10] to behead (a person) by guillotine
[11] (in Parliament, etc) to limit debate on (a bill, motion, etc) by the guillotine
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Words nearby Guillotine
guillem, guillemet, guillemin, guillemot, guilloche, guillotine, guillén, guilt, guilt by association, guilt trip, guilt-trip
Origin of Guillotine
1785–95; named after J. I. Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician who urged its use
Other words from Guillotine
un·guil·lo·tined , adjective
Word origin for Guillotine
C18: from French, named after Joseph Ignace Guillotin (1738–1814), French physician, who advocated its use in 1789