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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. Queen'-ăp'ple, n.p. 1074A kind of apple so called. "Queen-apples and red cherries from the tree." Spenser.
  2. 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.
  3. Queen'-gōld, n.p. 1074A royal duty or revenue formerly belonging to every queen of England during her marriage to the king.
  4. Queen'ly, a.p. 1074Like a queen; becoming a queen; suitable to a queen.
  5. 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.
  6. Queen'ship, n.p. 1074The state, condition, or dignity of a queen.
  7. Queen's'-wāre, n.p. 1074Glazed earthenware of a cream color.
  8. Queen'-trūss, n.p. 1074A truss framed with queen-posts.
  9. 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.
  10. Queer'ish, a.p. 1074Rather queer; somewhat singular.
  11. Queer'ly, adv.p. 1074In an odd or singular manner.
  12. Queer'ness, n.p. 1074Oddity; singularity; particularity.
  13. Queest, n.p. 1074(Ornith.) The European wood-pigeon (Columba palumbus); the cushat.
  14. Quegh, n.p. 1074See QUAICH.
  15. Quĕint, imp. & p. p.p. 1074of quench. [Obs.]
  16. 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…
  17. 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.
  18. Quĕll, n.p. 1074Murder. [Obs.] Shak.
  19. Quĕll'er, n.p. 1074One who quells; one who crushes or subdues. “Queller of Satan.” Milton.
  20. Quĕl'li-o, n.p. 1074A ruff for the neck. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
  21. Quelque-chose, n.p. 1074A trifle; a kickshaw.
  22. Quēme, v. t.p. 1074To please. [Obs.] Spenser.
  23. Quēme'ful, a.p. 1074Capable of being pleased; placable; merciful. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  24. 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…
  25. Quĕnch, v. i.p. 1074To go out; to become extinguished; to cool. [Rare.] Dost thou think in time She will not quench? Shak.
  26. Quĕnch'a-ble, a.p. 1074Admitting of being quenched or extinguished.
  27. Quĕnch'er, n.p. 1074One who, or that which, quenches or extinguishes.
  28. Quĕnch'less, a.p. 1074Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. “Once kindled, quenchless evermore.” —Byron. Syn.—Inextinguishable; unquenchable; irrepressible.
  29. Quĕnch'less-ly, adv.p. 1074In a quenchless manner.
  30. Quĕnch'less-ness, n.p. 1074The state of being quenchless.
  31. Quenouille-trāin'ing, n.p. 1074A method of training trees or shrubs in a conical or distaff-like shape, with the branches bent downward.
  32. Quĕr'çi-tīne, n.p. 1074(Chem.) A product of quercitrine obtained by boiling it with acids. Gregory.
  33. Quĕr'çĭt-rīne, n.p. 1074(Chem.) A pigment of a pale lemon color, obtained from the oak (Quercus tinctoria). Ure.
  34. Quĕr'çĭt-ron, n.p. 1074The bark of Quercus tinctoria, black oak, or dyer's oak, which grows from Canada to Georgia, and west to the Mississippi. It frequently attains the height of 70 or 80 feet, and is one of the largest…
  35. Quĕr'cus, n.p. 1074(Bot.) A genus of trees, including many species which furnish valuable timber; the oak.
  36. Quĕr'ēle, n.p. 1074A complaint to a court. [Obs.] See AUDITA QUERELA. Ayliffe.
  37. Quē'rent, n.p. 1074A complainant; a plaintiff. [Obs.]
  38. Quē'rent, n.p. 1074An inquirer. [Obs.]
  39. Quĕr'i-mō'ni-oŭs, a.p. 1074Complaining; querulous; apt to complain.
  40. Quĕr'-i-mō'nĭ-oŭs-ly, adv.p. 1074In a querimonious manner; with complaint; querulously.
  41. Quē'rĭ-mō'nĭ-ous-ness, n.p. 1074The state of being querimonious; disposition to complain; a complaining temper.
  42. Quĕr′i-mo-ny, n.p. 1074A complaint or complaining. [Obs.]
  43. Quē'rīst, n.p. 1074One who inquires or asks questions. Swift.
  44. Quĕrk, n.p. 1074See Quirk.
  45. Quärk'en, v. t.p. 1074To stifle or choke. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  46. Quér'l, v. t.p. 1074To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope. [Local. U. S.]
  47. Quērn, n.p. 1074A hand-mill for grinding grain; a mill, the stone of which was turned by hand, used before the invention of windmills and watermills. Some apple-colored corn, Ground in fair querns. Chapman.
  48. Quēr'po, n.p. 1074A waistcoat or garment close to the body. [Obs.] To be in querpo, to be defenseless. See CUERPO.
  49. Quér'que-dūle, n.p. 1074(Ornith.) The pin-tail duck; the Dafila cauducata, or Querquedula acuta of Selby. Eng. Cyc.
  50. Quér'ry, n.p. 1074A groom. See EQUERRY.
  51. Quēr'-u-lēn'tial, a.p. 1074Querulous. [Obs.]
  52. Quér'-u-lous, a.p. 1074Given to quarrelling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] 2. Apt to repine, or habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. Enmity can hardly be more annoying than querulous, jealous…
  53. Quĕr'u-lōŭs-ly, adv.p. 1074In a querulous or complaining manner.
  54. Quēr'ū-lous-ness, n.p. 1074The state of being querulous; disposition to complain, or the habit or practice of murmuring.
  55. Quér'ry, n.p. 1074A question; an inquiry to be answered or resolved. I will conclude by proposing some queries. Newton.
  56. Quē'ry, v. i.p. 1074To ask questions; to make inquiry; to put incredulous interrogatories. Three Cambridge sophs. Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. Pope.
  57. Quē'ry, v. t.p. 1074To seek by questioning; to inquire into; as, query the sum or amount; query the motive or the fact. 2. To elicit or examine by questions. Gayton. 3. To doubt of; to treat with incredulity. ☞— This…
  58. Quēse, v. t.p. 1074To search after; to look for. [Obs.]
  59. Quēst, n.p. 1074The act of seeking, or looking after any thing; attempt to find or obtain; search; as, to rove in quest of game, of a lost child, of property, and the like. “A low But loyal cottage, where you may be…
  60. Quēst, v. i.p. 1074To go in search of something; to make search or inquiry. If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat. Macaulay.