Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[i^]l`l[-o]*t[=e]n"), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.] [Cf. F.
guillotiner.]
To behead with the guillotine.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 first {Louison} or {Louisette}.
Similar machines, however, were known earlier.]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing,
resembling in its action a guillotine.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guillotine
n 1: closure imposed on the debate of specific sections of a
bill [syn: {closure by compartment}, {guillotine}]
2: instrument of execution that consists of a weighted blade
between two vertical poles; used for beheading people
v 1: kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; "The French
guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the
country"
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
