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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Qua-tẽr'ni-ty, n.p. 1073The number four. [Obs.] Browne.
  2. Qua'ter-on, n.p. 1073See QUADROON.
  3. Qua-tôrze', n.p. 1073The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; — so called because each quatorze reckons fourteen points.
  4. Quat'rāin, n.p. 1073(Poet.) A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately. Dryden.
  5. Quăt're-feūille or Quăt're-foil, n.p. 1073The same as QUARTER-FOIL.
  6. Quăt'u-or, n.p. 1073(Mus.) A quartet;— applied chiefly to instrumental compositions.
  7. Quāve, n.p. 1073The same as QUAVER. [Obs.]
  8. Quāve, v. i.p. 1073To quaver. [Prov. Eng.]
  9. Quāve'mīre, n.p. 1073The same as QUAGMIRE. [Obs.]
  10. Quā'ver, v. i.p. 1073To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. The finger . . . moved with a quavering motion. Newton. 2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound with rapid vibrations, as in singing; to sing with…
  11. Quā'ver, n.p. 1073A shake or rapid vibration of the voice, or a shake on an instrument of music. 2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See EIGHTH.
  12. Quā'ver-er, n.p. 1073A warbler.
  13. Quay, n.p. 1073A mole or bank formed toward the sea, or on the side of a river, for the purpose of loading and unloading vessels. [Written also key.]
  14. Quay (kē), v. t.p. 1073To furnish with quays.
  15. Quay'age, n.p. 1073Wharfage. [Written also keyage.]
  16. Quay'-bērth, n.p. 1073A loading or discharging berth for a ship in a public dock. Simmonds.
  17. Quē, n.p. 1073A small coin worth less than a half-penny. [Obs.]
  18. Quéach, n.p. 1073A thick, bushy plot. [Obs.] In some queach, Or strength of shade. Chapman.
  19. Quēach, v. i.p. 1074To stir; to move. [Obs.] See QUICK.
  20. Quēach'y, a.p. 1074Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy ground; shaking; moving. “The quēachy fens.” “Godwin's quēachy sands.” Drayton. 2. Thick; bushy. [Obs.] Cockeram.
  21. Quēan, n.p. 1074A woman; a young woman; a girl. W. Scott. 2. Especially, a low woman; a wench; a slut. “The dread of every scolding quean.” Gay.
  22. Quēa'si-ness, n.p. 1074The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness.
  23. Quēa'sy, a.p. 1074Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit. 2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate. 3. Causing nausea; occasioning uncomfortable feelings. “A queasy question.” Shak.
  24. Quēch or Quēck, v. i.p. 1074A doubtful word, occurring in a corrupted passage of Bacon's Essays, and probably meaning to stir, to move.
  25. Queen, n.p. 1074The consort of a king. 2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scotland. 3. The sovereign of a swarm of bees, or the female of…
  26. Queen, v. i.p. 1074To play the queen; to act the part or character of a queen. Shak.
  27. Queen, v. t.p. 1074(Chess.) To make a queen or other piece of, as a pawn when moved to the eighth square.
  28. Queen'-ăp'ple, n.p. 1074A kind of apple so called. "Queen-apples and red cherries from the tree." Spenser.
  29. Queen'-crāft, n.p. 1074Craft or skill in policy on the part of a queen. Elizabeth showed much queen-craft in procuring the votes of the nobility. Fuller.
  30. Queen'-gōld, n.p. 1074A royal duty or revenue formerly belonging to every queen of England during her marriage to the king.
  31. Queen'ly, a.p. 1074Like a queen; becoming a queen; suitable to a queen.
  32. Queen'-pōst, n.p. 1074(Arch.) One of two suspending posts in a trussed roof, framed below into the tie-beam, and above into the principal rafters. Gwilt.
  33. Queen'ship, n.p. 1074The state, condition, or dignity of a queen.
  34. Queen's'-wāre, n.p. 1074Glazed earthenware of a cream color.
  35. Queen'-trūss, n.p. 1074A truss framed with queen-posts.
  36. Queer, a.p. 1074Going athwart what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; quaint; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. “Gave a queer look about the room.” W. Irving.
  37. Queer'ish, a.p. 1074Rather queer; somewhat singular.
  38. Queer'ly, adv.p. 1074In an odd or singular manner.
  39. Queer'ness, n.p. 1074Oddity; singularity; particularity.
  40. Queest, n.p. 1074(Ornith.) The European wood-pigeon (Columba palumbus); the cushat.
  41. Quegh, n.p. 1074See QUAICH.
  42. Quĕint, imp. & p. p.p. 1074of quench. [Obs.]
  43. Quĕll, v. t.p. 1074To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] Ere he did recover he did him quell. Spenser. 2. To crush; to subdue; to put down; to reduce. The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the sovereign, and enabled…
  44. Quĕll, v. i.p. 1074To die. [Obs.] Yet he did quake and quiver, like to quell. Spenser. 2. To be put down, subdued, or vanquished; to abate. [Rare.] Winter's wrath begins to quell. Spenser.
  45. Quĕll, n.p. 1074Murder. [Obs.] Shak.
  46. Quĕll'er, n.p. 1074One who quells; one who crushes or subdues. “Queller of Satan.” Milton.
  47. Quĕl'li-o, n.p. 1074A ruff for the neck. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  48. Quelque-chose, n.p. 1074A trifle; a kickshaw.
  49. Quēme, v. t.p. 1074To please. [Obs.] Spenser.
  50. Quēme'ful, a.p. 1074Capable of being pleased; placable; merciful. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  51. Quĕnch, v. t.p. 1074To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame. “Ere our blood shall quench that fire.” Shak. 2. Hence, to cause to go out or become extinguished, as something warm, ardent, burning, or the like; to…
  52. Quĕnch, v. i.p. 1074To go out; to become extinguished; to cool. [Rare.] Dost thou think in time She will not quench? Shak.
  53. Quĕnch'a-ble, a.p. 1074Admitting of being quenched or extinguished.
  54. Quĕnch'er, n.p. 1074One who, or that which, quenches or extinguishes.
  55. Quĕnch'less, a.p. 1074Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. “Once kindled, quenchless evermore.” —Byron. Syn.—Inextinguishable; unquenchable; irrepressible.
  56. Quĕnch'less-ly, adv.p. 1074In a quenchless manner.
  57. Quĕnch'less-ness, n.p. 1074The state of being quenchless.
  58. Quenouille-trāin'ing, n.p. 1074A method of training trees or shrubs in a conical or distaff-like shape, with the branches bent downward.
  59. Quĕr'çi-tīne, n.p. 1074(Chem.) A product of quercitrine obtained by boiling it with acids. Gregory.
  60. Quĕr'çĭt-rīne, n.p. 1074(Chem.) A pigment of a pale lemon color, obtained from the oak (Quercus tinctoria). Ure.