Webster's Dictionary 1828

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QUEENLY

QUEE'NLY, adjective Like a queen; becoming a queen; suitable to a queen.

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QUEER

QUEER, adjectiveOdd; singular; hence, whimsical.

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QUEERLY

QUEE'RLY, adverb In an odd or singular manner.

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QUEERNESS

QUEE'RNESS, noun Oddity; singularity; particularity. [A familiar, not an elegant word.]

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QUEEST

QUEEST, noun A ring dove, a species of pigeon.

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QUEINT

QUEINT, preterit tense and participle passive of quench.

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QUELL

QUELL, verb transitive1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of t...

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QUELLED

QUELL'ED, participle passive Crushed; subdued; quieted.

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QUELLER

QUELL'ER, noun One that crushes or subdues.

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QUELLING

QUELL'ING, participle present tense Crushing; subduing; reducing to peace.

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QUELQUE-CHOSE

QUELQUE-CHOSE, noun keck-shows.A trifle; a kickshaw.

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QUEME

QUEME, verb transitive To please. obsolete

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QUENCH

QUENCH, verb transitive1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion.3. To allay or extinguish; as, to ...

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QUENCHABLE

QUENCH'ABLE, adjective That may be quenched or extinguished.

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QUENCHED

QUENCH'ED, participle passive Extinguished; allayed; repressed.

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QUENCHER

QUENCH'ER, noun He or that which extinguishes.

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QUENCHING

QUENCH'ING, participle present tense Extinguishing; quieting; stifling; repressing.

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QUENCHLESS

QUENCH'LESS, adjective That cannot be quenched or repressed; inextinguishable; as quenchless fire or fury.

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QUERCITRON

QUER'CITRON, noun [Latin quercus, an oak.] The bark of the yellow oak, used in dyeing.

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QUERELE

QUER'ELE, noun [Latin querla.] A complaint to a court. [Not in use.]

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QUERENT

QUE'RENT, noun [Latin querens, queror, to complain.]The complainant; the plaintiff. [Not in use.]QUE'RENT, noun [Latin quaerens, quaero, to inquire.]To inquirer. [Not much used.]

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QUERIMONIOUS

QUERIMO'NIOUS, adjective [Latin querimonia, complaint, from queror.]Complaining; querulous; apt to complain.

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QUERIMONIOUSLY

QUERIMO'NIOUSLY, adverb With complaint; querulously.

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QUERIMONIOUSNESS

QUERIMO'NIOUSNESS, noun Disposition to complain; a complaining temper.

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QUERIST

QUE'RIST, noun [from Latin quaero, to inquire.] One who inquires or asks questions.

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QUERK

QUERK. [See Quirk.]

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QUERKENED

QUERK'ENED, adjective Choked. [Illegitimate and obsolete.]