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• Guillotine — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• guillotine — ► 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… …   English terms dictionary

• Guillotine — 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 …   Medical dictionary

• guillotine — 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,… …   English dictionary

• guillotine — 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• guillotine — [ 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• guillotine — 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.… …  

• guillotine — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• guillotine — 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… …   Wiktionary

• guillotine — [ˈgɪləˌtiːn] noun [C] a machine that was used in the past for cutting off someone s head guillotine verb [T] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Book scanning — is the process of converting physical books into digital media such as images, electronic text, or electronic books (e books) by using an image scanner. Digital books can be easily distributed, reproduced, and read on screen. Common file formats… …   Wikipedia