CATHERINE WHEEL


Meaning of CATHERINE WHEEL in English

■ noun

1》 Brit. a firework in the form of a spinning coil.

2》 Heraldry a wheel with curved spikes projecting around the circumference.

Origin

C16: named after St Catherine , with ref. to her martyrdom on a spiked wheel.

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