CATHERINE WHEEL


Meaning of CATHERINE WHEEL in English

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 ]

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