- Catherine wheel
- noun Etymology: Saint Catherine of Alexandria died ab307 Christian martyr Date: 1584 1. a wheel with spikes projecting from the rim 2. pinwheel 1 3. cartwheel 2
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Catherine wheel — may refer to:* Catherine wheel or breaking wheel, an instrument of torturous execution associated with Saint Catherine of Alexandria * Catherine wheel (firework), a type of spinning firework * Catherine wheel (window), a type of spoked circular… … Wikipedia
Catherine wheel — Cath er*ine wheel [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.] 1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}. Called also {Catherine wheel window}. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catherine Wheel — war eine britische Band aus Great Yarmouth, England. Sie benannten sich nach einem Feuerwerkskörper, dem Feuerrad (engl.: Catherine Wheel ). Die Band formierte sich 1990 in der Besetzung Rob Dickinson (Gesang, Gitarre), Brian Futter (Gitarre),… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Catherine-wheel — /kathˈ(ə )rin (h)wēl/ noun 1. A rotating firework 2. A rose window (architecture) 3. A wheel set round with teeth (heraldry) 4. A sidewise somersault ORIGIN: From St Catherine of Alexandria (4c), who survived torture on a wheel … Useful english dictionary
Catherine wheel — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ a firework in the form of a spinning coil. ORIGIN named after St Catherine, who was martyred on a spiked wheel … English terms dictionary
Catherine wheel — n. [orig., a spiked wheel symbolizing the instrument of torture involved in the martyrdom of CATHERINE2 Saint of Alexandria] [also c w ] PINWHEEL (sense 2) … English World dictionary
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Catherine wheel — noun a) A breaking wheel. her tortures consisted of being broken on a wheel (later called Catherine wheel), but the machine broke down injuring bystanders; Catherine was beheaded. b) The image of a breaking wheel, or wheel with spikes on it. She… … Wiktionary
catherine wheel — UK [ˈkæθrɪn ˌwiːl] / US [ˈkæθrɪn ˌwɪl] / US [ˈkæθrɪn ˌhwɪl] noun [countable] Word forms catherine wheel : singular catherine wheel plural catherine wheels British a circular firework (= an object that burns to produce coloured light and noise)… … English dictionary
Catherine wheel — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catherine wheel — [[t]kæ̱θərɪn (h)wiːl[/t]] catherine wheels N COUNT A catherine wheel is a firework in the shape of a circle which spins round and round … English dictionary
