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- Dictionaryguillotine/ˈɡɪlətiːn/
noun
- 1. a machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.
verb
- 1. execute (someone) by guillotine.
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A guillotine (/ ˈɡɪlətiːn / GHIL-ə-teen / ˌɡɪləˈtiːn / GHIL-ə-TEEN / ˈɡijətin / GHEE-yə-teen) [1] is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and angled blade suspended at the top.
The meaning of GUILLOTINE is a machine for beheading by means of a heavy blade that slides down in vertical guides. How to use guillotine in a sentence.
GUILLOTINE definition: 1. a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for…. Learn more.
A machine designed for beheading people quickly and with minimal pain. The guillotine, which used a large falling knife blade, was devised by a physician, Joseph Guillotin, during the French Revolution and was used as the official method of execution in France until the twentieth century.
3 days ago · Guillotine, instrument for inflicting capital punishment by decapitation, introduced in France in 1792. It consists of two posts surmounted by a crossbeam and grooved so as to guide an oblique-edged knife, the back of which is weighted to make it fall forcefully upon and slice through the neck of a prone victim.
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A guillotine is a device for cutting paper, sheet metal, or other sheet materials. It consists of a blade that is brought down onto the sheet.
1. a device for beheading a person, consisting of a heavy blade that drops between two posts serving to guide its fall. 2. any of various machines or instruments that cut powerfully and quickly, esp. one with a blade that drops vertically, as for trimming metal, paper, etc. v.t. 3. to behead by the guillotine.
