English-Thai Dictionary

catherine wheel

N ดอกไม้ไฟ ที่ หมุน เป็น วง ล้อ  ตะไล  ดอกไม้ไฟช นิดหนึ่ง มี ลักษณะ กลม แบน เมื่อ จุด จะ หมุน ขึ้น ด้านบน  pinwheel dok-mai-fai-ti-mun-pen-wong-lor

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CATHERINE WHEEL

Cath "er *ine wheel `. Etym: [So called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom. ]

 

1. (Geoth.Arth.)

 

Defn: Same as Rose window and Wheel window. Called also Catherine- wheel window.

 

2. (Pyrotechny )

 

Defn: A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in form the window of the same name. [Written also Catharine wheel. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

Catherine, St.

Cath er ine, St. (died c. 307 ), early Christian martyr; known as St. Catherine of Alexandria. According to tradition, she opposed the persecution of Christians under the emperor Maxentius and refused to recant or to marry the emperor. Feast day, November 25.

 

Catherine II

Cath er ine II |ˈkaTH (ə )rən ˌkæθrən ðə ˈsɛkənd | (1729 –96 ), empress of Russia; reigned 1762 –96; known as Catherine the Great. She became empress after her husband, Peter III, was deposed. She formed alliances with Prussia and Austria and made territorial advances at the expense of the Turks and Tartars.

 

Catherine de Médicis

Cath er ine de Mé di cis |də ˈmedəCHē ˌkæθrəndəˈmɛditʃi | (1519 –89 ), queen of France; wife of Henry II; Italian name Catherine de' Medici. She ruled as regent 1560 –74 during the minority reigns of her three sons: Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III.

 

Catherine of Aragon

Cath er ine of Ar a gon |kæθrɪnəvˈærəɡən | (1485 –1536 ), first wife of Henry VIII; youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile; mother of Mary I. Henry's wish to annul his marriage to Catherine (due to her failure to produce a male heir ) led eventually to England's break with the Roman Catholic Church.

 

Catherine wheel

Cath er ine wheel |ˈkæθ (ə )rɪn (h )wil | ▶noun a firework in the form of a flat coil that spins when fixed to something solid and lit. • Heraldry a wheel with curved spikes projecting around the circumference. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a heraldic term ): named after St. Catherine (see Catherine, St. ), with reference to her martyrdom.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Catherine, St

Catherine, St (died c. 307 ), early Christian martyr; known as St Catherine of Alexandria. According to tradition she opposed the persecution of Christians under the emperor Maxentius and refused to recant or to marry the emperor. She is said to have been tortured on a spiked wheel and then beheaded. Feast day, 25 November.

 

Catherine II

Cath |er ¦ine II |ˈkaθrɪn | (1729 –96 ), empress of Russia, reigned 1762 –96; known as Catherine the Great. She became empress after her husband, Peter III, was deposed; her attempted social and political reforms were impeded by the aristocracy. She formed alliances with Prussia and Austria, and made territorial advances at the expense of the Turks and Tartars.

 

Catherine de’ Medici

Cath |er ¦ine de' Med ¦ici (1519 –89 ), queen of France, wife of Henry II. She ruled as regent (1560 –74 ) during the minority reigns of her three sons, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III, and it was at her instigation that Huguenots were killed in the Massacre of St Bartholomew (1572 ).

 

Catherine of Aragon

Cath |er ¦ine of Ara ¦gon |kaθrɪnəvˈarəɡən | (1485 –1536 ), first wife of Henry VIII, youngest daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Castile, mother of Mary I. Henry's wish to annul his marriage to Catherine (due to her failure to produce a male heir ) led eventually to England's break with the Roman Catholic Church.

 

Catherine wheel

Cath |er ¦ine wheel |ˈkaθrɪnwiːl | ▶noun Brit. a firework in the form of a flat coil which spins when fixed to something solid and lit. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (as a heraldic term for a spiked wheel ): named after St Catherine (see Catherine, St ), with reference to her martyrdom.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

Catherine

Cath er ine /kǽθ (ə )rɪn /名詞 1 キャサリン 〘女の名; ｟愛称 ｠Cathy; Kate; Kittie; Kitty 〙.2 エカテリーナ2世 〘～ II /ðə -sék (ə )nd /, 1729 --96; ロシアの女皇帝 (1762 --96 ); ～ the Great とも呼ぶ 〙.～́ wh è el 〖時にc -〗1 (火をつけると回転する )回転花火 (pinwheel ).2 〘紋章 〙スパイク付き車輪 (!聖カタリナの拷問に使われた車輪に由来 ) .