Catherine wheel

English Alternative forms en Catharine wheel Catharine-wheel Catherine-wheel catherine wheel catherine-wheel Etymology Saint Catherine of Alexandria was said to have been sentenced to execution on such a wheel, which shattered at her touch. Noun en historical or heraldiccharge A breaking wheel. 2nd 2 1 1 Sorcerers are too common; cunning men, wizards, and white witches have commonly St. Catherine's wheel printed in the roof of their mouth, or in some other part about them en 1992 David Hugh Farmer The Oxford Dictionary of Saints 3rd 88 her tortures consisted of being broken on a wheel (later called Catherine wheel), but the machine broke down injuring bystanders; Catherine was beheaded. en 2008 Peter Carey His Illegal Self 181 She only lied to the boy to keep him from hurt, and for her sin her intestines were pulled from her on a Catherine wheel. en fireworks UK Commonwealth A firework that rotates when lit. en pinwheel en-GB David Smith The president doth protest too much: Trump’s denial on Epstein is backfiring The Guardian 2025-09-09 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/09/trump-response-epstein-files 0261-3077 [Karoline] Leavitt threw Roman candles, Catherine wheels and smoke bombs in the air in the hope of distracting reporters. But she was unable to quash the nagging suspicion that Donald Trump has something to hide. https://web.archive.org/web/20261017172931/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/09/trump-response-epstein-files 17 October 2026 en gymnastics A cartwheel move. 1 she went on, making turns and twists, flourishing her skirts, kicking higher and higher, and finally, among a volley of shouts, fell on her hands and turned head over heels in a magnificent catherine-wheel; then scrambling to her feet again, she tumbled into the arms of a young man standing in the front of the ring. We did a Catharine-wheel together down the passage. Somehow we gathered up a chair upon our way, and bounded on with it towards the street. en architecture A rose window. Derived terms en Catherine wheel cookie en eponyms en Pyrotechnics Capital punishment Torture