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Q. 1913 Webster]
Q(k, the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, cw being used instead of qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (kku, which is from the Latin name of the same letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through a Greek alphabet, from the Ph 1913 Webster]
Etymologically, q or qu is most nearly related to a (ch, tch), p, q, and wh; as in cud, quid, L. equus, ecus, horse, Gr. equine, hippic; L. quod which, E. what; L. aquila, E. eaqle; E. kitchen, OE. kichene, AS. cycene, L. coquina. 1913 Webster]
Q.E.D, QED(k, interj.[From Latin, quod erat demonstrandum, i.e. which was demonstrated.]Which was demonstrated; -- a phrase used after the conclusion of some line of reasoning, especially in mathematical or logical proofs. [abbrev.] PJC]
Qua(?), conj.[L., abl. of qui who.]In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as. 1913 Webster]
It is with Shelley's biographers qua biographers that we have to deal.London Spectator. 1913 Webster]
Quab(?), n.[Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe, quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E. squab.]An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.Ford. 1913 Webster]
Quab, v. i.See Quob, v. i. 1913 Webster]
Qua"-bird`(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The American night heron. See under Night. 1913 Webster]
Qua"cha(?), n.(Zo\'94l.)The quagga. 1913 Webster]
Quack(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Qvacked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quacking.][Of imitative origin; cf. D. kwaken, G. quacken, quaken, Icel. kvaka to twitter.] 1913 Webster]
1.To utter a sound like the cry of a duck. 1913 Webster]
2.To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. \'bd To quack of universal cures.\'b8 Hudibras. 1913 Webster]
3.To act the part of a quack, or pretender. 1913 Webster]
Quack, n.1.The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a hoarse, quacking noise.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.[Cf. Quacksalver.]A boastful pretender to medical skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner. 1913 Webster]
3.Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge of any kind not possessed; a charlatan. 1913 Webster]
Quack, a.Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension; used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack medicine; a quack doctor. 1913 Webster]
Quack"er*y(?), n.; pl.Quackeries(.The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false pretensions to any art; empiricism.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Quack"ish, a.Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Quack"ism(?), n.Quackery.Carlyle. 1913 Webster]
Quac"kle(?), v. i. & t.[imp. & p. p.Quackled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quackling(?).][Cf.Querken.]To suffocate; to choke. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
Quack"sal*ver(?), n.[D. kwakzalver; cf. kwakzalven to quack or boast of one's salves. See Quack, Salve, n.]One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan; a quack; a mountebank. [Obs.] Burton. 1913 Webster]
{ Quad(?), Quade(?) }, a.[Akin to AS. cw, cwead, dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu\'bet.]Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Quad, n.(Print.)A quadrat. 1913 Webster]
Quad, n.(Arch.)A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad"ra(?), n.; pl.Quadr\'91(#).[L., a square, the socle, a platband, a fillet.](Arch.)(a)The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium, water table, or the like.(b)A fillet, or listel. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ra*ble(?), a.[See Quadrate.](Math.)That may be sqyared, or reduced to an equivalent square; -- said of a surface when the area limited by a curve can be exactly found, and expressed in a finite number of algebraic terms. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ra*ge*na"ri*ous(?), a.[L. quadragenarius, fr. qyadrageni forty each.]Consisting of forty; forty years old. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ra*gene(?), n.[LL. quadragena, fr. L. quadrageni forty each, akin to quadraginta forty.](R. C. Ch.)An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days of ancient canonical penance. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad`ra*ges"i*ma(?), n.[L., fr. quadragesimus the fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four. See Four.](Eccl.)The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent. 1913 Webster]
Quadragesima Sunday, the first Sunday in Lent, about forty days before Easter. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ra*ges"i*mal(?), a.[Cf. F. quadrag\'82simal.]Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ra*ges"i*mals(?), n. pl.Offerings formerly made to the mother church of a diocese on Mid-Lent Sunday. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ran`gle(?), n.[F., fr. L. quadrangulum; quattuor four + angulus an angle. See Four, and Angle a corner.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Geom.)A plane figure having four angles, and consequently four sides; any figure having four angles. 1913 Webster]
2.A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a college or public school in England. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ran"gu*lar(?), a.[Cf. F. quadrangulaire.]Having four angles, and consequently four sides; tetragonal. -- Quad*ran"gu*lar*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad"rans(?), n.; pl.Quadrantes(#).[L.]1.(Rom. Antiq.)A fourth part of the coin called an as. See 3d As, 2. 1913 Webster]
2.The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See Cur. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rant(?), n.[L. quadrans, -antis, a fourth part, a fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant, cadran. See Four, and cf. Cadrans.]1.The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geom.)The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference of a circle, an arc of 90 1913 Webster]
3.(Anal. (Geom.)One of the four parts into which a plane is divided by the co\'94rdinate axes. The upper right-hand part is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower right-hand part the fourth quadrant. 1913 Webster]
4.An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously constructed and mounted for different specific uses in astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly of a graduated arc of 90 1913 Webster]
Gunner's quadrant, an instrument consisting of a graduated limb, with a plumb line or spirit level, and an arm by which it is applied to a cannon or mortar in adjusting it to the elevation required for attaining the desired range. --
Gunter's quadrant. See Gunter's quadrant, in the Vocabulary. --
Hadley's quadrant, a hand instrument used chiefly at sea to measure the altitude of the sun or other celestial body in ascertaining the vessel's position. It consists of a frame in the form of an octant having a graduated scale upon its arc, and an index arm, or alidade pivoted at its apex. Mirrors, called the index glass and the horizon glass, are fixed one upon the index arm and the other upon one side of the frame, respectively. When the instrument is held upright, the index arm may be swung so that the index glass will reflect an image of the sun upon the horizon glass, and when the reflected image of the sun coincides, to the observer's eye, with the horizon as seen directly through an opening at the side of the horizon glass, the index shows the sun's altitude upon the scale; -- more properly, but less commonly, called an octant. --
Quadrant of altitude, an appendage of the artificial globe, consisting of a slip of brass of the length of a quadrant of one of the great circles of the globe, and graduated. It may be fitted to the meridian, and being movable round to all points of the horizon, serves as a scale in measuring altitudes, azimuths, etc. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ran"tal(?), a.[L. quadrantalis containing the fourth fourth part of a measure.](Geom.)Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth part of a circle; as, quadrantal space. 1913 Webster]
Quadrantal triangle, a spherical triangle having one side equal to a quadrant or arc of 90 --
Quadrantal versor, a versor that expresses rotation through one right angle. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ran"tal, n.[L.]1.(Rom. Antiq.)A cubical vessel containing a Roman cubic foot, each side being a Roman square foot; -- used as a measure. 1913 Webster]
2.A cube. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Quad"rat(?), n.[F. quadrat, cadrat. See Quadrate.]1.(Print.)A block of type metal lower than the letters, -- used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.] 1913 Webster]
2.An old instrument used for taking altitudes; -- called also geometrical square, and line of shadows. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rate(?), a.[L. quadratus squared, p. p. of quadrare to make four-cornered, to make square, to square, to fit, suit, from quadrus square, quattuor four. See Quadrant, and cf. Quadrat, Quarry an arrow, Square.]1.Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and four right angles; square. 1913 Webster]
Figures, some round, some triangle, some quadrate.Foxe. 1913 Webster]
2.Produced by multiplying a number by itself; square. \'bd Quadrate and cubical numbers.\'b8 Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
4.Squared; suited; correspondent. [Archaic] \'bd A generical description quadrate to both.\'b8 Harvey. 1913 Webster]
Quadrate bone(Anat.), a bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates below the mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals it is represented by the malleus or incus. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rate(?), n.[L. quadratum. See Quadrate, a.]1.(Geom.)A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square. 1913 Webster]
At which command, the powers militant quadrate joined.Milton. 1913 Webster]
2.(Astrol.)An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they are distant from each other 90Note under Aspect, 6. 1913 Webster]
3.(Anat.)The quadrate bone. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rate(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Quadrated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quadrating.][See Quadrate, a.]To square; to agree; to suit; to correspond; -- followed by with. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
The objections of these speculatists of its forms do not quadrate with their theories.Burke. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rate, v. t.To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing. 1913 Webster]
Quad*rat"ic(?), a.[Cf. F. quadratique.] 1913 Webster]
1.Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a quadrate, or square; square. 1913 Webster]
2.(Crystallog.)Tetragonal. 1913 Webster]
3.(Alg.)Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the unknown quantity is a square. 1913 Webster]
Quad*rat"ics(?), n.(Alg.)That branch of algebra which treats of quadratic equations. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ra`to*ju"gal(?), a.(Anat.)(a)Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.(b)Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. -- n.The quadratojugal bone. 1913 Webster]
Quadratojugal bone(Anat.), a bone at the base of the lower jaw in many animals. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ra"trix(?), n.; pl.-trixes(#), or-trices(#).[NL.](Geom.)A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the quadratrix, of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ra*ture(?), n.[L. quadratura: cf. F. quadrature. See Quadrate, a.]1.(Math.)The act of squaring; the finding of a square having the same area as some given curvilinear figure; as, the quadrature of a circle; the operation of finding an expression for the area of a figure bounded wholly or in part by a curved line, as by a curve, two ordinates, and the axis of abscissas. 1913 Webster]
2.A quadrate; a square.Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.(Integral Calculus)The integral used in obtaining the area bounded by a curve; hence, the definite integral of the product of any function of one variable into the differential of that variable. 1913 Webster]
4.(Astron.)The position of one heavenly body in respect to another when distant from it 90 1913 Webster]
Quadrature of the moon(Astron.), the position of the moon when one half of the disk is illuminated. --
Quadrature of an orbit(Astron.), a point in an orbit which is at either extremity of the latus rectum drawn through the empty focus of the orbit. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rel(?), n.[It. quadrello, LL. quadrellus, fr. L. quadrus square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.]1.A square piece of turf or peat. [Prov. Eng.] 1913 Webster]
2.A square brick, tile, or the like. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ren"ni*al(?), a.[L. quadriennium a space of four years; quattuor four + annus year; cf. L. quadriennis. See Quadrate, and Annual.]1.Comprising four years; as, a quadrennial period. 1913 Webster]
2.Occurring once in four years, or at the end of every four years; as, quadrennial games. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ren"ni*al*ly, adv.Once in four years. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad*ren"ni*um(?), n.[NL. See Quadrennial.]A space or period of four years. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ri-(?). [L., from quattuor four. See Four.]A combining form meaning four, four times, fourfold; as, quadricapsular, having four capsules. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*ba"sic(?), a.[Quadri- + basic.](Chem.)Same as Tetrabasic. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ri*ble(?), a.Quadrable. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Quad"ric(?), a.(Math.)Of or pertaining to the second degree. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ric, n.(a)(Alg.)A quantic of the second degree. See Quantic.(b)(Geom.)A surface whose equation in three variables is of the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids, paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with circular bases, are quadrics. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*cap"su*lar(?), a.[Quadri- + capsular.](Bot.)Having four capsules. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad"ri*ceps(?), n.[NL., fr. L. qyattuor four + caput head.](Anat.)The great extensor muscle of the knee, divided above into four parts which unite in a single tendon at the knee. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*cip"i*tal(?), n.(Anat.)Of or pertaining to the quadriceps. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*cor"nous(?), a.[Quadri- + L. cornu horn: cf. F. quadricorne.](Zo\'94l.)Having four horns, or hornlike organs; as, a quadricornous beetle. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*cos"tate(?), a.[Quadri- + costate.]Having four ribs. 1913 Webster]
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Quad`ri*den"tate(?), a.[Quadri- + dentate.]Having four teeth; as, a quadridentate leaf. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*en"ni*al(?), a.Same as Quadrennial. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*fa"ri*ous(?), a.[L. quadrifarius fourfold, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrifari\'82. Cf. Multifarious.]Arranged in four rows or ranks; as, quadrifarious leaves.Loudon. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ri*fid(?), a.[L. quadrifidus; quattuor four + findere to cleave: cf. F. quadrifide.]Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid perianth; a quadrifid leaf. 1913 Webster]
{ Quad"ri*foil(?), Quad`ri*fo"li*ate(?), }a.[Quadri- + L. folium leaf.](Bot.)Four-leaved; having the leaves in whorls of four. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*fur"ca*ted(?), a.[Quadri- + furcated.]Having four forks, or branches. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad*ri"ga(?), n.; pl.Quadrig\'91(#).[L. See Quadrijugous.](Rom. Antiq.)A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast. 1913 Webster]
{ Quad`ri*gem"i*nal(?), Quad`ri*gem"i*nous(?), }a.[Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar parts. 1913 Webster]
Quadrigeminal bodies(Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the nates, and the posterior the testes. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*ge*na"ri*ous(?), a.[L. quadrigeni, quadringeni, four hundred each.]Consisting of four hundred. 1913 Webster]
Quad*rij"u*gate(?), a.Same as Quadrijugous. 1913 Webster]
Quad*rij"u*gous(?), a.[L. quadrijugus of a team of four; quattuor four + jugum yoke.](Bot.)Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous leaf. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*lat"er*al(?), a.[L. quadrilaterus: cf. F. quadrilat\'8are, quadrilat\'82ral. See Quadri- and Lateral.]Having four sides, and consequently four angles; quadrangular. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*lat"er*al, n.1.(Geom.)A plane figure having four sides, and consequently four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by four lines. 1913 Webster]
2.An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other; as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano. 1913 Webster]
Complete quadrilateral(Geom.), the figure made up of the six straight lines that can be drawn through four points, A, B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced indefinitely.
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Quad`ri*lat"er*al*ness, n.The property of being quadrilateral. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*lit"er*al(?), a.[Quadri- + literal.]Consisting of four letters. 1913 Webster]
Qua`dril`l\'82"(?), a.[F.](Art)Marked with squares, generally by thin lines crossing at right angles and at equal intervals; as, quadrill\'82 paper, or plotting paper. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Qua*drille"(?), n.[F. quadrille, n. fem., fr. Sp. cuadrilla meeting of four or more persons or It. quadriglia a band of soldiers, a sort of dance; dim. fr. L. quadra a square, fr. quattuor four. See Quadrate.]1.A dance having five figures, in common time, four couples of dancers being in each set. 1913 Webster]
2.The appropriate music for a quadrille. 1913 Webster]
Qua*drille", n.[F. quadrille, n. masc., cf. It. quadriglio; or perhaps from the Spanish. See Quadrille a dance.]A game played by four persons with forty cards, being the remainder of an ordinary pack after the tens, nines, and eights are discarded.Hoyle. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ril"lion(?), n.[F., fr. L. quater four times, akin to quattuor four, E. four; -- formed like million. See Four, Million.]According to the French notation, which is followed also upon the Continent and in the United States, a unit with fifteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, the number produced by involving a million to the fourth power, or the number represented by a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under Numeration. 1913 Webster]
{ Quad`ri*lo"bate(?), Quad`ri*lobed(?), }a.[Quadri- + lobe: cf. F. quadrilob\'82.]Having four lobes; as, a quadrilobate leaf. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*loc"u*lar(?), a.[Quadri- + locular: cf. F. quadriloculaire.]Having four cells, or cavities; as, a quadrilocular heart. 1913 Webster]
Quad"rin(?), n.[OF., fr. L. quadrini four each, fr. quattuor four.]A small piece of money, in value about a farthing, or a half cent. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*no"mi*al(?), n.[Quadri- + nomial, as in binomial: cf. F. quadrin\'93me.](Alg.)A polynomial of four terms connected by the signs plus or minus. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*nom"i*nal(?), a.[Quadri- + nominal.](Alg.)Quadrinomial.Sir W. R. Hamilton. 1913 Webster]
Quad*rip"ar*tite(?), a.[L. quadripartitus, p. p. of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four + partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.]Divided into four parts. 1913 Webster]
Quad*rip"ar*tite*ly, adv.In four parts. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*par*ti"tion(?), n.[L. quadripartitio: cf. F. quadripartition.]A division or distribution by four, or into four parts; also, a taking the fourth part of any quantity or number. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*pen"nate(?), a.[Quadri- + pennate.](Zo\'94l.)Having four wings; -- said of insects. 1913 Webster]
Quad*riph"yl*lous(?), a.[Quadri + Gr. (Bot.)Having four leaves; quadrifoliate. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ri*reme(?), n.[L. quadriremis; quattuor four + remus an oar: cf. F. quadrir\'8ame.](Antiq.)A galley with four banks of oars or rowers. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*sec"tion(?), n.[Quadri- + section.]A subdivision into four parts. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*sul"cate(?), a.[Quadri + sulcate.](Zo\'94l.)Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate foot; a quadrisulcate animal. 1913 Webster]
{ Quad`ri*syl*lab"ic(?), Quad`ri-syl*lab"ic*al(?), }Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables; as, a quadrisyllabic word. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*syl"la*ble(?), n.[Quadri- + syllable: cf. F. quadrisyllabe.]A word consisting of four syllables.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Quad*riv"a*lence(?), n.(Chem.)The quality or state of being quadrivalent; tetravalence. 1913 Webster]
Quad*riv"a*lent(?), a.[Quadri- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.](Chem.)Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent; -- said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and silicon are quadrivalent elements. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ri*valve(?), a.[Quadri- + valve: cf. F. quadrivalve.](Bot.)Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a quadrivalve pericarp. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ri*valve, n.(Arch.)A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds. 1913 Webster]
Quad`ri*val"vu*lar(?), a.Having four valves; quadrivalve. 1913 Webster]
Quad*riv"i*al(?), a.[L. quadrivium a place where four ways meet; quattuor four + via way.]Having four ways meeting in a point.B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Quad*riv"i*al, n.One of the four \'bdliberal arts\'b8 making up the quadrivium. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad*riv"i*um(?), n.[L.]The four \'bdliberal arts,\'b8 arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy; -- so called by the schoolmen. See Trivium. 1913 Webster]
Quad*roon"(?), n.[F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See Quarter a fourth part, and cf. Quarteron.]The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person quarter-blooded.[Written also quarteron, quarteroon, and quateron.] 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quad*ru"ma*na(?), n. pl.[NL. See Quadrumane.](Zo\'94l.)A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys; -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana, which last included man alone. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*mane(?), n.[L. quattuor four + manus a hand: cf. F. quadrumane.](Zo\'94l.)One of the Quadrumana. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ru"ma*nous(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*ped(?), a.[L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrup\'8ade. See Quadrate, and Foot.]Having four feet. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*ped, n.(Zo\'94l.)An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; -- often restricted to the mammals. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ru"pe*dal(?), a.(Zo\'94l.)Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*plane(?), n.[L. quadru- in comp. + E. plane.]An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces. Contrasted with triplanebiplane and monoplane. They are now used only for hobbyist or historical activities. Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Quad"ru*ple(?), a.[L. quadruplus, from quattuor four: cf. F. quadruple. See Quadrate, and cf. Double.]Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple alliance. 1913 Webster]
Quadruple time(Mus.), that in which each measure is divided into four equal parts. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*ple, n.[Cf. F. quadruple, L. quadruplum.]four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*ple, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quadrupled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quadrupling(?).][L. quadruplare: cf. F. quadrupler.]To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to double twice.A. Smith. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*ple, v. i.To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become four times as much. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*plet(?), n.[From Quadruple.]1.A collection or combination of four of a kind. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2.pl. Four children born in the same labor. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
3.A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the riders can assist in the propulsion. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quad"ru*plex(?), a.[L., from quattuor four + plicare to fold.]Fourfold; folded or doubled twice. 1913 Webster]
Quadruplex system(Electric Telegraph), a system by which four messages, two in each direction, may be sent simultaneously over the wire. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ru"pli*cate(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quadruplicated(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quadruplicating.][L. quadruplicatus, p. p. of quadruplicare, fr. quadrupleQuadruplex.]To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple. 1913 Webster]
Quad*ru"pli*cate(?), a.[L. quadruplicatus, p. p.] 1913 Webster]
1.Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)Raised to the fourth power. [R.] 1913 Webster]
Quad`ru*pli*ca"tion(?), n.[L. quadruplicatio: cf. F. quadruplication.]The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount. 1913 Webster]
Quad"ru*ply(?), adv.To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or cause to be, quadruple; as, to be quadruply recompensed. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Qu\'91"re(?), v. imperative.[L., imperative of quaerere to seek.]Inquire; question; see; -- used to signify doubt or to suggest investigation. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Qu\'91s"tor(?), n.[L.]Same as Questor. 1913 Webster]
Quaff(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quaffed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quaffing.][For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. Quaigh.]To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts. \'bdQuaffed off the muscadel.\'b8 Shak. 1913 Webster]
They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet Quaff immortality and joy.Milton. 1913 Webster]
Quaff(?), v. i.To drink largely or luxuriously. 1913 Webster]
Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep, quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Quaff"er(?), n.One who quaffs, or drinks largely. 1913 Webster]
Quag(?), n.A quagmire. [R.] \'bdCrooked or straight, through quags or thorny dells.\'b8 Cowper. 1913 Webster]
Quag"ga(?), n.[Hottentot.](Zo\'94l.)A South African wild ass (Equus quagga syn. Hippotigris quagga). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face, neck, and fore part of the body. The species became extinct in the late 1800's, largely due to excessive hunting. 1913 Webster +PJC]
Quag"gy(?), a.[See Quag, Quagmire.]Of the nature of a quagmire; yielding or trembling under the foot, as soft, wet earth; spongy; boggy. \'bdO'er the watery strath, or quaggy moss.\'b8 Collins. 1913 Webster]
Quag"mire`(?), n.[Quake + mire.]Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet. \'bdA spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult of access.\'b8 Palfrey. 1913 Webster]
{ Qua"hog, Qua"haug }(?), n.[Abbrev. fr. Narragansett Indian poqua\'96hock.](Zo\'94l.)An American market clam (Venus mercenaria). It is sold in large quantities, and is highly valued as food. Called also round clam, and hard clam. 1913 Webster]
Venus Mortoni of the Gulf of Mexico. 1913 Webster]
{ Quaigh, Quaich }(?), n.[Gael. cuach. Cf. Quaff.]A small shallow cup or drinking vessel. [Scot.] [Written also quegh.] 1913 Webster]
Quail(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Qualled(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Qualling.][AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. Quell.]1.To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
2.To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to shrink; to cower. 1913 Webster]
The atheist power shall quail, and confess his fears. I. Taylor. quailed in this terrible winter.Longfellow. 1913 Webster]
Quail, v. t.[Cf. Quell.]To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to subdue. [Obs.] Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Quail, v. i.[OF. coaillier, F. cailler, from L. coagulare. See Coagulate.]To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
Quail, n.[OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia, qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel, OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.] 1913 Webster]
1.(Zo\'94l.)Any gallinaceous bird belonging to Coturnix and several allied genera of the Old World, especially the common European quail (Coturnix communis), the rain quail (Coturnix Coromandelica) of India, the stubble quail (Coturnix pectoralis), and the Australian swamp quail (Synoicus australis). 1913 Webster]
2.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of several American partridges belonging to Colinus, Callipepla, and allied genera, especially the bobwhite (called Virginia quail, and Maryland quail), and the California quail (Calipepla Californica). 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted quail (Turnix varius). See Turnix. 1913 Webster]
4.A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Bustard quail(Zo\'94l.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of the genus Turnix, as Turnix taigoor, a black-breasted species, and the hill bustard quail (Turnix ocellatus). See Turnix. --
Button quail(Zo\'94l.), one of several small Asiatic species of Turnix, as Turnix Sykesii, which is said to be the smallest game bird of India. --
Mountain quail. See under Mountain. --
Quail call, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net or within range. --
Quail dove(Zo\'94l.), any one of several American ground pigeons belonging to Geotrygon and allied genera. --
Quail hawk(Zo\'94l.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk (Hieracidea Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91). --
Quail pipe. See Quail call, above. --
Quail snipe(Zo\'94l.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also robin snipe, and brown snipe. --
Sea quail(Zo\'94l.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
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Quail"y(?), n.[Cf. Quail the bird.](Zo\'94l.)The upland plover. [Canadian] 1913 Webster]
Quaint(?), a.[OE. queint, queynte, coint, prudent, wise, cunning, pretty, odd, OF. cointe cultivated, amiable, agreeable, neat, fr. L. cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere to know; con + noscere (for gnoscere) to know. See Know, and cf. Acquaint, Cognition.]1.Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Clerks be full subtle and full quaint.Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.Characterized by ingenuity or art; finely fashioned; skillfully wrought; elegant; graceful; nice; neat. [Archaic] \'bd The queynte ring.\'b8 \'bd His queynte spear.\'b8 Chaucer. \'bd A shepherd young quaint.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Every look was coy and wondrous quaint.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
To show bow quaint an orator you are.Shak. 1913 Webster]
3.Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique; archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a quaint expression. 1913 Webster]
Some stroke of quaint yet simple pleasantry.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
An old, long-faced, long-bodied servant in quaint livery.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Quaint, Odd, Antique.Antique is applied to that which has come down from the ancients, or which is made to imitate some ancient work of art. Odd implies disharmony, incongruity, or unevenness. An odd thing or person is an exception to general rules of calculation and procedure, or expectation and common experience. In the current use of quaint, the two ideas of odd and antique are combined, and the word is commonly applied to that which is pleasing by reason of both these qualities. Thus, we speak of the quaint architecture of many old buildings in London; or a quaint expression, uniting at once the antique and the fanciful. 1913 Webster]
Quain"tise(?), n.[OF. cointise.]1.Craft; subtlety; cunning. [Obs.] Chaucer. R. of Glouces. 1913 Webster]
2.Elegance; beauty. [Obs.] Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
Quaint"ly(?), adv.In a quaint manner.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Quaint"ness, n.The quality of being quaint.Pope. 1913 Webster]
Quair(?), n.[See 3d Quire.]A quire; a book. [Obs.] \'bdThe king's quhair.\'b8 James I. (of Scotland). 1913 Webster]
Quake(?), v. i.[imp. & p. p.Quaked(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quaking.][AS. cwacian; cf. G. quackeln. Cf. Quagmire.]1.To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble. \'bdQuaking for dread.\'b8 Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
She stood quaking like the partridge on which the hawk is ready to seize.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
2.To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake. \'bd Over quaking bogs.\'b8 Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Quake, v. t.[Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See Quake, v. t.]To cause to quake. [Obs.] Shak. 1913 Webster]
Quake, n.A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering. 1913 Webster]
Quak"er(?), n.1.One who quakes. 1913 Webster]
2.One of a religious sect founded by George Fox, of Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers, originally, in derision. See Friend, n., 4. 1913 Webster]
Fox's teaching was primarily a preaching of repentance . . . The trembling among the listening crowd caused or confirmed the name of Quakers given to the body; men and women sometimes fell down and lay struggling as if for life.Encyc. Brit. 1913 Webster]
3.(Zo\'94l.)(a)The nankeen bird.(b)The sooty albatross.(c)Any grasshopper or locust of the genus Edipoda; -- so called from the quaking noise made during flight. 1913 Webster]
Quaker buttons. (Bot.)See Nux vomica. --
Quaker gun, a dummy cannon made of wood or other material; -- so called because the sect of Friends, or Quakers, hold to the doctrine, of nonresistance. --
Quaker ladies(Bot.), a low American biennial plant (Houstonia c\'91rulea), with pretty four-lobed corollas which are pale blue with a yellowish center; -- also called bluets, and little innocents. 1913 Webster]
Quak"er*ess, n.A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends. 1913 Webster]
Quak"er*ish, a.Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike. 1913 Webster]
Quak"er*ism(?), n.The peculiar character, manners, tenets, etc., of the Quakers. 1913 Webster]
Quak"i*ness(?), n.The state of being quaky; liability to quake. 1913 Webster]
Quak"ing, a. & n. from Quake, v. 1913 Webster]
Quaking aspen(Bot.), an American species of poplar (Populus tremuloides), the leaves of which tremble in the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen. See Aspen.<-- #err in original written "Quaking asp"! --> --
Quaking bog, a bog of forming peat so saturated with water that it shakes when trodden upon. --
Quaking grass. (Bot.)(a)One of several grasses of the genus Briza, having slender-stalked and pendulous ovate spikelets, which quake and rattle in the wind. Briza maxima is the large quaking grass; Briza media and Briza minor are the smaller kinds.(b)Rattlesnake grass (Glyceria Canadensis). 1913 Webster]
Quak"ing*ly(?), adv.In a quaking manner; fearfully.Sir P. Sidney. 1913 Webster]
Quak"y(?), a.Shaky, or tremulous; quaking. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fi`a*ble(?), a.Capable of being qualified; abatable; modifiable.Barrow. 1913 Webster]
Qual`i*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[Cf. F. qualification. See Qualify.]1.The act of qualifying, or the condition of being qualified. 1913 Webster]
2.That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or employment, or which enables him to sustian any character with success; an enabling quality or circumstance; requisite capacity or possession. 1913 Webster]
There is no qualification for government but virtue and wisdom, actual or presumptive.Burke. 1913 Webster]
3.The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction; hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any qualification. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fi*ca*tive(?), n.That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying term or statement. 1913 Webster]
How many qualificatives, correctives, and restrictives he inserteth in this relation.Fuller. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fi*ca`tor(?), n.[LL.](R. C. Ch.)An officer whose business it is to examine and prepare causes for trial in the ecclesiastical courts. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fied(?), a.1.Fitted by accomplishments or endowments. 1913 Webster]
2.Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement. 1913 Webster]
Qualified fee(Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing with the qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of the manor of Dale. --
Qualified indorsement(Law), an indorsement which modifies the liability of the indorser that would result from the general principles of law, but does not affect the negotiability of the instrument.Story. --
Qualified negative(Legislation), a limited veto power, by which the chief executive in a constitutional government may refuse assent to bills passed by the legislative body, which bills therefore fail to become laws unless upon a reconsideration the legislature again passes them by a certain majority specified in the constitution, when they become laws without the approval of the executive. --
Qualified property(Law), that which depends on temporary possession, as that in wild animals reclaimed, or as in the case of a bailment. 1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Competent; fit; adapted. -- Qualified, Competent. Competent is most commonly used with respect to native endowments and general ability suited to the performance of a task or duty; qualified with respect to specific acquirements and training. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fied`ly, adv.In the way of qualification; with modification or qualification. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fied`ness, n.The state of being qualified. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fi`er(?), n.One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies, reduces, tempers or restrains. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fy(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Qualified(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Qualifying(?).][F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L. qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Quality, and -Fy.]1.To make such as is required; to give added or requisite qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation, or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with legal power or capacity. 1913 Webster]
He had qualified himself for municipal office by taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
2.To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to regulate. 1913 Webster]
It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. Sir T. Browne. 1913 Webster]
3.To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a statement, claim, or proposition. 1913 Webster]
4.Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to reduce the strength of, as liquors. 1913 Webster]
I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire, qualify the fire's extreme rage.Shak. 1913 Webster]
5.To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
In short space he has them qualified.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*fy, v. i.1.To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or employment. 1913 Webster]
2.To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or complying with the forms required, on assuming an office. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*ta*tive(?), a.[Cf. LL. gualitativus, F. qualitatif.]Relating to quality; having the character of quality. -- Qual"i*ta*tive*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Qualitative analysis(Chem.), analysis which merely determines the constituents of a substance without any regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted with quantitative analysis. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*tied(?), a.Furnished with qualities; endowed. [Obs.] \'bdHe was well qualitied.\'b8 Chapman. 1913 Webster]
Qual"i*ty(?), n.; pl.Qualities(#).[F. qualit\'82, L. qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which. See Which.]1.The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank. 1913 Webster]
We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with many of the city not of the meanest quality.Bacon 1913 Webster]
2.Special or temporary character; profession; occupation; assumed or asserted rank, part, or position. 1913 Webster]
I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.Gray. 1913 Webster]
3.That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it; distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute; peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait; as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in quality; the great quality of a statesman. 1913 Webster]
Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary. Primary are those essential to the existence, and even the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit Secondary are those not essential to such a conception. 1913 Webster]
He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and fencing which accompany a good breeding.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
5.Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character. \'bdPersons of quality.\'b8 Bacon. 1913 Webster]
Quality binding, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland for binding carpets, and the like. --
The quality, those of high rank or station, as distinguished from the masses, or common people; the nobility; the gentry. 1913 Webster]
I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they will look in their traveling habits.Addison. 1913 Webster]
Qualm(?), n.[AS. cwealm death, slaughter, pestilence, akin to OS. & OHG. qualm. See Quail to cower.]1.Sickness; disease; pestilence; death. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
thousand slain and not of qualm ystorve [dead].Chaucer. 1913 Webster]
2.A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony. \'bd Qualms of heartsick agony.\'b8 Milton. 1913 Webster]
3.Especially, a sudden sensation of nausea. 1913 Webster]
For who, without a qualm, hath ever looked Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
4.A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of conscience; compunction.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
Qualm"ish, a.Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea or sickly languor; inclined to vomit.Shak. 1913 Webster]
-- Qualm"ish*ly, adv. -- Qualm"ish*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Quam"ash(?), n.(Bot.)See Camass. 1913 Webster]
Quam"o*clit(?), n.[Gr. (Bot.)Formerly, a genus of plants including the cypress vine (Quamoclit vulgaris, now called Ipom\'d2a Quamoclit). The genus is now merged in Ipom\'d2a. 1913 Webster]
Quan"da*ry(?), n.; pl.Quandaries(#).[Prob. fr. OE. wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr\'91 difficulty, trouble, fr. vandr difficult.]A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty. 1913 Webster]
Quan"da*ry, v. t.To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or difficulty. [Obs.] Otway. 1913 Webster]
Quan"dong(?), n.(Bot.)The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree (Fusanus acuminatus) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang. 1913 Webster]
Quan"dy(?), n.[Etymol. uncertain.](Zo\'94l.)The old squaw. [Local, U. S.] 1913 Webster]
Quan"net(?), n.A flat file having the handle at one side, so as to be used like a plane. 1913 Webster]
Quant(?), n.A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole. 1913 Webster]
Quan"tic(?), n.[L. quantus how much. See Quantity.](Math.)A homogeneous algebraic function of two or more variables, in general containing only positive integral powers of the variables, and called quadric, cubic, quartic, etc., according as it is of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or a higher degree. These are further called binary, ternary, quaternary, etc., according as they contain two, three, four, or more variables; thus, the quantic is a binary cubic. 1913 Webster]
Quan`ti*fi*ca"tion(?), n.[See Quantity.]Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of the element of quantity. 1913 Webster]
The quantification of the predicate belongs in part to Sir William Hamilton; viz., in its extension to negative propositions.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
Quan"ti*fy(?), v. t.[L. quantus now much + -fy.]1.To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to determine, fix or express the quantity of; to rate. 1913 Webster]
2.(Logic)To make explicit the quantity of; as, to quantify a variable. PJC]
Quan"ti*ta*tive(?), a.[Cf. F. quantitatif.]Relating to quantity. -- Quan"ti*ta*tive*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Quantitative analysis(Chem.), analysis which determines the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance, by weight or by volume; -- contrasted with qualitative analysis. 1913 Webster]
Quan"ti*tive(?), a.[See Quantity.]Estimable according to quantity; quantitative.Sir K. Digby. 1913 Webster]
Quan"ti*tive*ly, adv.So as to be measurable by quantity; quantitatively. 1913 Webster]
Quan"ti*ty(?), n.; pl.Quantities(#).[F. quantite, L. quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow, E. how, who. See Who.] 1913 Webster]
1.The attribute of being so much, and not more or less; the property of being measurable, or capable of increase and decrease, multiplication and division; greatness; and more concretely, that which answers the question \'bdHow much?\'b8; measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent; size. Hence, in specific uses: (a)(Logic)The extent or extension of a general conception, that is, the number of species or individuals to which it may be applied; also, its content or comprehension, that is, the number of its constituent qualities, attributes, or relations.(b)(Gram.)The measure of a syllable; that which determines the time in which it is pronounced; as, the long or short quantity of a vowel or syllable.(c)(Mus.)The relative duration of a tone. 1913 Webster]
2.That which can be increased, diminished, or measured; especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical processes are applicable. 1913 Webster]
discrete when it is applied to separate objects, as in number; continuous, when the parts are connected, either in succession, as in time, motion, etc., or in extension, as by the dimensions of space, viz., length, breadth, and thickness. 1913 Webster]
3.A determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount; a large portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in quantities, that is, in large quantities. 1913 Webster]
The quantity of extensive and curious information which he had picked up during many months of desultory, but not unprofitable, study.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Quantity of estate(Law), its time of continuance, or degree of interest, as in fee, for life, or for years.Wharton (Law Dict. ) --
Quantity of matter, in a body, its mass, as determined by its weight, or by its momentum under a given velocity. --
Quantity of motion(Mech.), in a body, the relative amount of its motion, as measured by its momentum, varying as the product of mass and velocity. --
Known quantities(Math.), quantities whose values are given. --
Unknown quantities(Math.), quantities whose values are sought. 1913 Webster]
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Quan*tiv"a*lence(?), n.[L. quantus how much + E. valence.](Chem.)Valence. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Quan*tiv"a*lent(?), a.(Chem.)Of or pertaining to quantivalence. [Archaic] 1913 Webster]
Quan"tum(?), n.; pl.Quanta(#).[L., neuter of quantus how great, how much. See Quantity,]1.Quantity; amount. \'bdWithout authenticating . . . the quantum of the charges.\'b8 Burke. 1913 Webster]
2.(Math.)A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary.W. K. Clifford. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quantum meruit( [L., as much as he merited](Law), a count in an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should deserve. --
\'d8Quantum sufficit(, or
Quantum suff.[L., as much suffices](Med.), a sufficient quantity; -- abbreviated q. s. in pharmacy. --
\'d8Quantum valebat( [L., as much at it was worth](Law), a count in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold, as much as they were worth.Blackstone. 1913 Webster]
Quap(?), v. i.To quaver. [Obs.] See Quob. 1913 Webster]
Qua`qua*ver"sal(?), a.[L. quaqua wheresoever, whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]1.Turning or dipping in any or every direction. 1913 Webster]
2.(Geol.)Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater. 1913 Webster]
Quar(?), n.A quarry. [Prov. Eng.] B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
Quar"an*tine(?), n.[F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine, fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four, and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See Four, and cf. Quadragesima.]1.A space of forty days; -- used of Lent. 1913 Webster]
2.Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed. 1913 Webster]
Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage of travel or communication on account of malignant contagious disease, on land as well as by sea. 1913 Webster]
3.(Eng. Law)The period of forty days during which the widow had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of which her husband died seized. 1913 Webster]
Quarantine flag, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an infectious disease; -- called also the yellow jack, and yellow flag. 1913 Webster]
Quar`an*tine"(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quarantined(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quarantining.]To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place, without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious disease; to put under, or in, quarantine. 1913 Webster]
Quarl(?), n.[Cf. G. qualle.](Zo\'94l.)A medusa, or jellyfish. [R.] 1913 Webster]
The jellied quarl that flings J. R. Drake. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel(?), n.[OE. quarel, OF. quarrel, F. carreau, LL. quadrellus, from L. quadrus square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quadrel, Quarry an arrow, Carrel.]1.An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly had a square head. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
To shoot with arrows and quarrel.Sir J. Mandeville. 1913 Webster]
Two arblasts, . . . with windlaces and quarrels.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
2.(Arch.)Any small square or quadrangular member; as: (a)A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.(b)A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps, etc., make the form nearly square.(c)A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile. 1913 Webster]
3.A glazier's diamond.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
4.A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a diamond-shaped end. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel, n.[OE. querele, OF. querele, F. querelle, fr. L. querela, querella, a complaint, fr. queri to complain. See Querulous.]1.A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out; a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion, feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with his father about expenses. 1913 Webster]
I will bring a sword upon you that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant.Lev. xxvi. 25. 1913 Webster]
On open seas their quarrels they debate.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
2.Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility; cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation. 1913 Webster]
Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him.Mark vi. 19. 1913 Webster]
No man hath any quarrel to me.Shak. 1913 Webster]
He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him.Holinshed. 1913 Webster]
3.Earnest desire or longing. [Obs.] Holland. 1913 Webster]
To pick a quarrel. See under Pick, v. t. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel, v. i.[imp. & p. p.Quarreled(?) or Quarrelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Quarreling or Quarrelling.]1.To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to fall out; to be or become antagonistic. 1913 Webster]
Our people quarrel with obedience.Shak. 1913 Webster]
But some defect in her quarrel with the noblest grace she owed.Shak. 1913 Webster]
2.To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to altercate; to contend; to fight. 1913 Webster]
Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.Sir W. Temple. 1913 Webster]
3.To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot. 1913 Webster]
I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.Roscommon. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel(?), v. t.1.To quarrel with. [R.] \'bdI had quarelled my brother purposely.\'b8 B. Jonson. 1913 Webster]
2.To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his estate or rights. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel(?), n.[Written also quarreller.]One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome.Shak. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel*et(?), n.A little quarrel. See 1st Quarrel, 2. [Obs.] \'bdQuarrelets of pearl [teeth].\'b8 Herrick. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel*ing, a.Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as, quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- Quar"rel*ing*ly, adv. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel*lous(?), a.[OF. querelous, F. querelleux, L. querulosus and querulus, fr. queri to complain. See 2d Quarrel.]Quarrelsome. [Obs.] [Written also quarrellous.]Shak. 1913 Webster]
Quar"rel*some(?), a.Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention; easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric. 1913 Webster]
-- Quar"rel*some*ly, adv. -- Quar"rel*some*ness, n. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ried(?), a.Provided with prey. 1913 Webster]
Now I am bravely quarried.Beau. & Fl. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ri*er(?), n.A worker in a stone quarry. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry(?), n.[OE. quarre, OF. quarr\'82 square, F. carr\'82, from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a square. See Quadrate, and cf. Quarrel an arrow.]Same as 1st Quarrel. [Obs.] Fairfax. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry, n.; pl.Quarries(#).[OE. querre, OF. cuiri\'82e, F. cur\'82e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L. corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the akin of the beast. See Cuirass.]1.(a)A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to the hounds.(b)A heap of game killed. 1913 Webster]
2.The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game; especially, the game hunted with hawks. \'bdThe stone-dead quarry.\'b8 Spenser. 1913 Webster]
The wily quarry shunned the shock.Sir W. Scott. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry, v. i.To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry, n.[OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F. carri\'8are, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See Quadrate.]A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes; a stone pit. See 5th Mine(a). 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quarried(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quarrying.]To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry-faced`(?), a.(Stone Masonry)Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not smoothed with the chisel or point; -- said of stones. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ry-man(?), n.; pl.Quarrymen(.A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier. 1913 Webster]
Quart(?), n.[F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the fourth, akin to quattuor four. See Four, and cf. 2d Carte, Quarto.]The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth. [Obs.] 1913 Webster]
Camber did possess the western quart.Spenser. 1913 Webster]
Quart, n.[F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See Quart a quarter.]1.A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure; the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck; two pints. 1913 Webster]
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2.A vessel or measure containing a quart. 1913 Webster]
Quart(?), n.[See Quart a quarter.]In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf. Tierce, 4.Hoyle. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tan(?), a.[F. quartain, in fi\'8avre quartaine, L. quartanus, fr. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tan, n.1.(Med.)An intermittent fever which returns every fourth day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the interval between paroxysms is two days. 1913 Webster]
2.A measure, the fourth part of some other measure. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tane(?), n.[L. quartus the fourth.](Chem.)Butane, each molecule of which has four carbon atoms. 1913 Webster]
Quar*ta"tion(?), n.[L. quartus the fourth: cf. F. quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one fourth.](Chem. & Assaying)The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove all metals except the gold; -- called also inquartation. Compare Parting. 1913 Webster]
\'d8Quarte(?), n.[F.]Same as 2d Carte. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tene(?), n.[Ouartane + ethylene.](Chem.)Same as Butylene. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ten*yl"ic(?), a.[Quartene + -yl + -ic.](Chem.)Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic acid series, metameric with crotonic acid, and obtained as a colorless liquid; -- so called from having four carbon atoms in the molecule. Called also isocrotonic acid. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter(kw, n.[F. quartier, L. quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]1.One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc. Hence, specifically: (a)The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds, according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or 112 pounds.(b)The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part of a chaldron of coal.Hutton.(c)(Astron.)The fourth part of the moon's period, or monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the change or full.(d)One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind quarters.(e)That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from the heel to the vamp.(f)(Far.)That part on either side of a horse's hoof between the toe and heel, being the side of the coffin.(g)A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.; properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer or shorter.(h)pl.(Mil.)The encampment on one of the principal passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and intercept convoys.(i)(Naut.)The after-part of a vessel's side, generally corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also, the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.(j)(Her.)One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a perpendicular line meeting in the fess point. 1913 Webster]
Quarter, v. t., 5. 1913 Webster]
(k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction' principal division; a region; a territory. 1913 Webster]
Scouts each coast light-armed scour, quarter, to descry the distant foe.Milton. 1913 Webster]
(l)A division of a town, city, or county; a particular district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.(m)(Arch.)A small upright timber post, used in partitions; -- in the United States more commonly called stud.(n)(Naut.)The fourth part of the distance from one point of the compass to another, being the fourth part of 11\'f8 15\'b7, that is, about 2\'f8 49\'b7; -- called also quarter point. 1913 Webster]
<-- (o) One fourth of a dollar, i. e. twenty five cents. Also, the twenty-five cent piece. Also called a quarter dollar, and two bits --> 1913 Webster]
2.Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special location. 1913 Webster]
Swift to their several quarters hasted then Milton. 1913 Webster]
Hence, specifically: (a)(Naut.)A station at which officers and men are posted in battle; -- usually in the plural.(b)Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter; entertainment; -- usually in the plural. 1913 Webster]
The banter turned as to what quarters each would find.W. Irving. 1913 Webster]
(c)pl.(Mil.)A station or encampment occupied by troops; a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as, winter quarters.(d)Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes. 1913 Webster]
He magnified his own clemency, now they were at his mercy, to offer them quarter for their lives.Clarendon. 1913 Webster]
Cocks and lambs . . . at the mercy of cats and wolves . . . must never expect better quarter.L'Estrange. 1913 Webster]
3.Friendship; amity; concord. [Obs.] To keep quarter, to keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with another. [Obs.]
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In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.Shak. 1913 Webster]
I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between themselves.Bacon. 1913 Webster]
False quarter, a cleft in the quarter of a horse's foot. --
Fifth quarter, the hide and fat; -- a butcher's term. --
On the quarter(Naut.), in a direction between abeam and astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter. --
Quarter aspect. (Astrol.)Same as Quadrate. --
Quarter back(Football), the player who has position next behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap back. --
Quarter badge(Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel near, the stern.Mar. Dict. --
Quarter bill(Naut.), a list specifying the different stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of action, and the names of the men assigned to each. --
Quarter block(Naut.), a block fitted under the quarters of a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clew lines and sheets are reeved.R. H. Dana, Jr. --
Quarter boat(Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter. --
Quarter cloths(Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used to cover the quarter netting. --
Quarter day, a day regarded as terminating a quarter of the year; hence, one on which any payment, especially rent, becomes due. In matters influenced by United States statutes, quarter days are the first days of January, April, July, and October. In New York and many other places, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first days of May, August, November, and February. The quarter days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady Day), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day), the 29th of September (Michaelmas Day), and the 25th of December (Christmas Day). --
Quarter face, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face turned away so that but one quarter is visible. --
Quarter gallery(Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a ship. See Gallery, 4. --
Quarter gunner(Naut.), a petty officer who assists the gunner. --
Quarter look, a side glance. [Obs.] B. Jonson. --
Quarter nettings(Naut.), hammock nettings along the quarter rails. --
Quarter note(Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet. --
Quarter pieces(Naut.), several pieces of timber at the after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.Totten. --
Quarter point. (Naut.)See Quarter, n., 1 (n). --
Quarter railing, or
Quarter rails(Naut.), narrow molded planks reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway, serving as a fence to the quarter-deck. --
Quarter sessions(Eng. Law), a general court of criminal jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in counties and by the recorders in boroughs. --
Quarter square(Math.), the fourth part of the square of a number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to save labor in multiplying numbers. --
Quarter turn,
Quarter turn belt(Mach.), an arrangement in which a belt transmits motion between two shafts which are at right angles with each other. --
Quarter watch(Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war. --
To give quarter, or
To show quarter(Mil.), to accept as prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as a vanquished enemy. --
To keep quarter. See Quarter, n., 3. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter(kw, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quartered(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quartering.]1.To divide into four equal parts. 1913 Webster]
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2.To divide; to separate into parts or regions. 1913 Webster]
Then sailors quartered heaven.Dryden. 1913 Webster]
3.To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers. 1913 Webster]
They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered.Shak. 1913 Webster]
4.To furnish as a portion; to allot. [R.] 1913 Webster]
This isle . . . quarters to his blue-haired deities. Milton. 1913 Webster]
5.(Her.)To arrange (different coats of arms) upon one escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and mother the right to bear arms. 1913 Webster]
Quarter, n., 1 (f). 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter(kw, v. i.To lodge; to have a temporary residence. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter, v. i.[F. cartayer.]To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels. 1913 Webster]
Every creature that met us would rely on us for quartering.De Quincey. 1913 Webster]
2.Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters. 1913 Webster]
3.(Her.)(a)The division of a shield containing different coats of arms into four or more compartments.(b)One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer. 1913 Webster]
4.(Arch.)A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See Quarter, n., 1 (m)(Arch.)Gwilt. 1913 Webster]
Quartering block, a block on which the body of a condemned criminal was quartered.Macaulay. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter*ly, a.1.Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly seasons. 1913 Webster]
2.Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as, quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter*ly, n.; pl.Quarterlies(.A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in a year. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter*ly, adv.1.By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly. 1913 Webster]
2.(Her.)In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus divided by lines drawn through it at right angles. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter*mas`ter(?), n.[Quarter + master: cf. F. quartier-ma\'8ctre.]1.(Mil.)An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. 1913 Webster]
2.(Naut.)A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.Totten. 1913 Webster]
Quartermaster general(Mil.), in the United States a staff officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field. --
Quartermaster sergeant. See Sergeant. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tern(?), n.[OE. quarteroun, quartron, F. quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf. L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure, quartern, gill. See Quarter, and cf. Quarteron, Quadroon.]1.A quarter. Specifically: (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill. (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.). 1913 Webster]
2.A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also quartern loaf.Simmonds. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter*on(?), n.[F. See Quartern.]A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.Piers Plowman. 1913 Webster]
Quar"ter-saw`(?), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quarter-sawed-sawn; p. pr. & vb. n.Quarter-sawing.]To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively little or show the grain advantageously. Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quar"ter*staff`(?), n.; pl.Quarterstaves(.A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end. 1913 Webster]
{ Quar*tet", Quar*tette" }(?), n.[It. quartetto, dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart.]1.(Mus.)(a)A composition in four parts, each performed by a single voice or instrument.(b)The set of four person who perform a piece of music in four parts. 1913 Webster]
2.(Poet.)A stanza of four lines. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tic(?), a.[L. quartus fourth.](Mach.)Of the fourth degree. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tic(?), n.(a)(Alg.)A quantic of the fourth degree. See Quantic.(b)(Geom.)A curve or surface whose equation is of the fourth degree in the variables. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tile(?), n.[F. quartile aspect, fr. L. quartus the fourth. See Quart.](Astrol.)Same as Quadrate. 1913 Webster]
Quar"tine(?), n.[F., fr. L. quartus the fourth.](Bot.)A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the outside. 1913 Webster]
Quar"to(?), a.[L. in quarto in fourth, from quartus the fourth: cf. F. (in) quarto. See Quart.]Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a quarto. 1913 Webster]
Quar"to, n.; pl.Quartos(.Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a square or nearly square form, and usually of large size. 1913 Webster]
Quartz(?), n.[G. quarz.](Min.)A form of silica, or silicon dioxide (SiO2), occurring in hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green, and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes opaque. 1913 Webster]
amethyst, violet; citrine and false topaz, pale yellow; rock crystal, transparent and colorless or nearly so; rose quartz, rosecolored; smoky quartz, smoky brown. The chief crypto-crystalline varieties are: agate, a chalcedony in layers or clouded with different colors, including the onyx and sardonyx; carnelian and sard, red or flesh-colored chalcedony; chalcedony, nearly white, and waxy in luster; chrysoprase, an apple-green chalcedony; flint, hornstone, basanite, or touchstone, brown to black in color and compact in texture; heliotrope, green dotted with red; jasper, opaque, red yellow, or brown, colored by iron or ferruginous clay; prase, translucent and dull leek-green. Quartz is an essential constituent of granite, and abounds in rocks of all ages. It forms the rocks quartzite (quartz rock) and sandstone, and makes most of the sand of the seashore. 1913 Webster]
Quartz"ite(?), n.[Cf. F. quartzite.](Min.)Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed sandstone; -- called also quartz rock. 1913 Webster]
Quartz"oid(?), n.[Quartz + -oid.](Crystallog.)A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two six-sided pyramids, base to base. 1913 Webster]
Quartz"ose`(?), a.[Cf. F. quartzeux, G. quarzig.](Min.)Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or qualities of quartz. 1913 Webster]
quartz"ous(?), a.(Min.)Quarzose. 1913 Webster]
Quartz"y(?), a.(Min.)Quartzose. 1913 Webster]
Quas(?), n.A kind of beer. Same as Quass. 1913 Webster]
{ Quas"chi(?), Quas"je(?) }, n.(Zo\'94l.)The brown coati. See Coati. 1913 Webster]
Quash(?), n.Same as Squash. 1913 Webster]
Quash, v. t.[imp. & p. p.Quashed(?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quashing.][OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake, F. casser to break, which is probably of different ori