Guillotine

The guillotine was a device used for carrying out executions by decapitation. It consists of a tall upright frame from which a blade is suspended. This blade is raised with a rope and then allowed to drop, severing the victim’s head from his or her body.

Keywords

French, Revolutionary, France, revolution, beheaded, blade, execution, guillotine, guillotin, gilotine, gilatine, guilloteen, guiloteen, giloteen, beheading, decapitation, hehead

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Source

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia (New York, NY: The Century Co., 1889)

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