A guillotine is an apparatus designed for efficiently carrying out executions by beheading. The device consists of a tall, upright frame with a weighted and ...

7 дней назад · noun 1. (for executions) guillotine f to go to the guillotine aller à la guillotine 2. (for paper) massicot m

a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads.

guillotine [noun] in France formerly, an instrument for cutting criminals' heads off. (Translation of guillotine from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary ...

Borrowed from French guillotiner (“to execute with a guillotine, to guillotine”), from guillotine (see etymology 1) + -er (suffix forming infinitives of ... English · Pronunciation · Etymology 2 · French

guillotine [ɡijɔtin IPA Pronunciation Guide ] feminine noun guillotine (for executions) Collins French-English Dictionary

Invented in France, the guillotine is a device used to behead people convicted of crimes. The guillotine was named after Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, a French ...

guillotine verb. Etymology. named for Joseph Guillotin 1738–1814 French doctor and public official. Medical Definition. guillotine. noun. guil·​lo·​tine ˈgil-ə ...

17 сент. 2024 г. · Guillotine, instrument for inflicting capital punishment by decapitation, introduced into France in 1792.

noun · 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.