All 6 Uses
guillotine
in
Anna and the French Kiss
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- Dave calls her Madame Guillotine.†
p. 51.9 *
- My voice rises, and Madame Guillotine jerks her head up from across the room.†
p. 120.5
- Madame Guillotine hovers above, waiting for us to continue.†
p. 122.2
- Madame Guillotine doesn't break stride.†
p. 122.6
- Dave tenses as Madame Guillotine advances.†
p. 292.6
- I tell the annoying classmates to shove it, and Madame Guillotine gets mad at me.†
p. 327.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(guillotine) a device used to behead people (most associated with the French Revolution); or executing someone in such a mannerA guillotine consists of a weighted blade that falls downward between two vertical poles.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)