Webster's Dictionary 1828

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QUERL

QUERL, verb transitive To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread or rope. [This is a legitimate English word, in common use in New England. It may be...

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QUERN

QUERN, nounA hand-mill for grinding grain; a mill, the stone of which was turned by hand, used before the invention of windmills and watermills.

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QUERPO

QUERP'O, noun [Latin corpus.]A waistcoat or garment close to the body.

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QUERQUEDULE

QUER'QUEDULE, noun [Latin querquedula.] An aquatic fowl, a species of teal of the genus Anas.

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QUERRY

QUER'RY, noun A groom. [See Equerry.]

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QUERULOUS

QUER'ULOUS, adjective [Latin querulus, from queror, to complain. See Quarrel.]1. Complaining or habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as a querulous man or people.2. Expre...

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QUERULOUSLY

QUER'ULOUSLY, adverb In a complaining manner.

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QUERULOUSNESS

QUER'ULOUSNESS, noun Disposition to complain, or the habit or practice of murmuring.

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QUERY

QUE'RY, noun [from Latin quaere, imperative of quaero; perhaps Heb. to seek, to search, to inquire.]A question; an inquiry to be answered or resolved.I will conclude by proposin...

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QUEST

QUEST, noun [Latin quaero, quaestus. As the letter r is rarely changed into s, perhaps the Latin quaesivi, quaestus, may be from the root of quaeso.]1. The act of seeking; searc...

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QUESTANT

QUEST'ANT, noun [supra.] A seeker. [Not used.]

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QUESTION

QUESTION, noun ques'chun. [Latin quaestio. See Quest.]1. The act of asking; an interrogatory; as, to examine by question and answer.2. That which is asked; something proposed wh...

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QUESTIONABLE

QUES'TIONABLE, adjective1. That may be questioned; doubtful; uncertain; disputable. the deed is of questionable authority.It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the dissectio...

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QUESTIONABLENESS

QUES'TIONABLENESS, noun The quality or state of being doubtful, questionable or suspicious.

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QUESTIONARY

QUES'TIONARY, adjective Inquiring; asking questions; as questionary epistles.

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QUESTIONED

QUES'TIONED, participle passive1. Interrogated; examined by questions.2. Doubted; disputed.

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QUESTIONER

QUES'TIONER, noun One that asks questions; an inquirer.

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QUESTIONING

QUES'TIONING, participle present tense Interrogating; calling in question; doubting.

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QUESTIONIST

QUES'TIONIST, noun A questioner; an inquirer.

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QUESTIONLESS

QUES'TIONLESS, adverb Beyond a question or doubt; doubtless; certainly.

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QUESTMAN

QUEST'MANQUEST'MONGER, noun A starter of lawsuits or prosecutions. [Not used.]

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QUESTMONGER

QUEST'MONGER, n. A starter of lawsuits or prosecutions. [Not used.]

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QUESTOR

QUES'TOR, noun [Latin quaestor. See Quest and Query.]In Roman antiquity, an officer who had the management of the public treasure; the receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.

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QUESTORSHIP

QUES'TORSHIP, noun1. The office of a questor or Roman treasurer.2. The term of a questor's office.

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QUESTRIST

QUES'TRIST, noun A seeker; a pursuer. [Not in use.]

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QUESTUARY

QUES'TUARY, adjective Studious of profit.QUES'TUARY, noun One employed to collect profits.

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QUEUE

QUEUE. [See Cue.]