Câth'a-rine-wheel1, n.
n. [Ger. Katharinen-rad, Fr. roue de Ste. Catherine, so called from St. Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in allusion to her martyrdom.]
Sense 1. (Goth. Arch.) An ornamented window, or compartment of a window, of a circular form, with rosettes or radiating divisions or spokes.
Sense 2. (Pyrotechny.) A revolving wheel resembling in form the window of the same name.
