2006-07-26 04:46:31 · 10 answers · asked by ? 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I did not think that Guillotine was medieval as that era was from the 1100's- 1500's. The guillotine was invented in the 1800's was it not?
Barbaric maybe, but not medieval.
2006-07-26 05:33:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guil-lo-tine ? /gileti:n/
Pronounced more or less like gileteen.
This machine was originally from France for cutting people's heads off. It has a heavy blade that slides down a wooden frame'
This is now used to mean a paper cutter. In politics, it is used for setting a time limit on a debate in Parliament..
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
2006-07-26 12:32:54 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guillotine.
2006-07-26 11:49:49 · answer #3 · answered by AsianPersuasion :) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's spelt the way the first three have it. The L's are silent and sound like a y as it is a french word- like in Spanish.
2006-07-26 11:50:46 · answer #4 · answered by Renee25 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the name is Guillotine he was a French physician who
invented it
2006-07-26 12:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by opaalvarez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guillotine - better hope the blade is nice and sharp!
2006-07-26 12:01:52 · answer #6 · answered by lavenderroseford 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guillotine
2006-07-26 11:49:30 · answer #7 · answered by erin7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guillotine
2006-07-26 11:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
guillotine
2006-07-26 11:49:19 · answer #9 · answered by Lucy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try a dictionary
2006-07-26 11:50:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋