| guillotine | 1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim. 2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing, resembling in its action a guillotine. Origin: 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 first Louison or Louisette. Similar machines, however, were known earlier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| guillotine amputation | Amputation performed by a circular incision through the skin, the muscles being similarly divided higher up, and the bone higher still. Synonym: guillotine amputation, linear amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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closure by compartment: closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles; used for beheading people kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country"
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[gil uh tEEn, gEE uh-, giluh tEEn, gEEuh-] Introduced as a method of humane execution; utilized to execute thousands during the most radical phase of the French Revolution known as the Reign of Terror. (p. 700)
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rapid amputation of a limb by a circular sweep of the knife and a cut of the saw, the entire cross-section being left open for dressing; done when primary closure of the stump is contraindicated, owing to the possibility of recurrent or developing infection. Called also chop a., flapless a., and open a.
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Device that is used to cut or trim stacks of paper to the desired size.
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An order made by the Speaker or the House fixing the time allowed for debate on a particular matter.
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| guillotine | instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade between two vertical poles |
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| guillotine | closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a bill |
| guillotine | kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine |
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