1. a machine with a heavy blade that slides down to cut off a person’s head, used for executions
Usage: historical
2. a device with a sliding blade used to cut paper, photographs, or other materials

1. to execute someone using a guillotine
Usage: historical
2. to cut something with a guillotine or similar device

Examples

• The guillotine was widely used during the French Revolution.
• Many nobles were guillotined during the Reign of Terror.
• She used the office guillotine to cut the stack of papers.
• The teacher guillotined the photographs to fit them in the display.
• The paper guillotine made clean, straight cuts.
• Historical records show thousands were guillotined in Paris.
• He carefully positioned the document before using the guillotine.