catharine wheel
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Catharine wheel — Cath a*rine wheel See {catherine wheel}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catharine wheel — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
catharine wheel — variant of catherine wheel * * * /kath rin, euhr in/. See Catherine wheel … Useful english dictionary
CATHARINE, ST., OF ALEXANDRIA — a virgin who, in 307, suffered martyrdom after torture on the wheel, which has since borne her name; is represented in art as in a vision presented to Christ by His Mother as her sole husband, who gives her a ring. Festival, Nov. 25 … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
St Catharine's College, Cambridge — Cambridge College Infobox name = St Catharine’s College infobox colour = #660033 text colour = link colour = #FF99CC colours = full name = latin name = Collegium sive aula D. Catharinæ in Universitate Cantabrigiensi latin motto = english motto =… … Wikipedia
Cath|e|rine wheel — «KATH uhr ihn, KATH rihn», 1. a) a wheel with spikes projecting from its rim. b) Heraldry. the figure of such a wheel. 2. a firework which revolves like a wheel while burning; pinwheel: »[She] arrived at dinner fizzing like a Catherine wheel (New … Useful english dictionary
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 window — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Catherine wheel (firework) — The Catherine wheel (also Catharine wheel, pinwheel) is a type of firework consisting of a powder filled spiral tube, or an angled rocket mounted with a pin through its centre. When ignited, it rotates quickly, producing a display of sparks and… … Wikipedia
Catherine wheel — 1. a firework that revolves on a pin, making a wheel of fire or sparks; pinwheel. 2. See wheel window. Also, catharine wheel. [1175 1225; ME; named after St. CATHERINE of Alexandria, from wheel used to torture her] * * * … Universalium
