Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Quass

Quass (?), n. [Russ. kvas'.] A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or barley meal and letting it ferment, — much used by the Russians. [written also quas.]

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Quassation

Quas‐sa″tion (?), n. [L. quassatio, from quassare to shake. See Quash to crush.] The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken. Gayton.

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Quassia

Quas″si‐a (?), n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy, or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.] The wood of several tropical American trees of the order Simarubeæ...

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Quassin

Quas″sin (?), n. [Cf. F. quassine. See Quassia.] (Chem.) The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white crystalline substance; — formerly called quassite. [Written also q...

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Quat

Quat (?), n. (a) A pustule. (b) An annoying, worthless person. Shak.

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Quat (2)

Quat, v. t. To satiate; to satisfy.

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Quata

Qua″ta (?), n.(Zoöl.) The coaita.

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Quatch

Quatch (?), a. Squat; flat. Shak.

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Quater-cousin

Qua″ter–cous′in (?), n. [F. quatre four + cousin, E. cousin.] A cousin within the first four degrees of kindred.

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Quaternary

Qua‐ter″na‐ry (?), a. [L. quaternarius consisting of four each, containing four, fr. quaterni four each, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quaternaire. See Four.]1. Consisting of four; ...

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Quaternary (2)

Qua‐ter″na‐ry, n. [L. numerus quaternarius: cf. F. quaternaire.] 1. The number four. Boyle.2. (Geol.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology.

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Quaternate

Qua‐ter″nate (?), a. Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as, quaternate leaves.

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Quaternion

Qua‐ter″ni‐on (?), n. [L. quaternio, fr. quaterni four each. See Quaternary.] 1. The number four.2. A set of four parts, things, or person; four things taken collectively; a gro...

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Quaternion (2)

Qua‐ter″ni‐on, v. t. To divide into quaternions, files, or companies. Milton.

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Quaternity

Qua‐ter″ni‐ty (?), n. [LL. quaternitas, fr. L. quaterni four each: cf. F. quaternité.] 1. The number four. Sir T. Browne.2. The union of four in one, as of four persons; — analo...

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Quateron

Qua″ter‐on (?), n. See 2d Quarteron.

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Quatorzain

Qua‐torz″ain (?), n. [See Quatorze.] A poem of fourteen lines; a sonnet. R. H. Stoddard.

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Quatorze

Qua‐torze″ (?), n. [F. quatorze fourteen, L. quattuordecim. See Fourteen.] The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of piquet; — so called because quatorze cou...

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Quatrain

Quat″rain (?), n. [F., fr. quatre four, L. quattuor, quatuor. See Four.] (Pros.) A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately. Dryden.

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Quatre

Qua″tre (?), n. A card, die. or domino, having four spots, or pips

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Quatrefeuille

{ Qua″tre‐feuille (?), Qua″tre‐foil (?), } n. [F. quatre feuilles.] Same as Quarterfoil.

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Quattrocento

‖Quat′tro‐cen″to (?), n. & a. The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento; quattrocento style. — Quat′tro‐cen″tist (#...

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Quatuor

Quat″u‐or (?), n. [F., fr. L. quattuor, quatuor, four. See Quartet.] (Mus.) A quartet; — applied chiefly to instrumental compositions.

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Quave

Quave (?), n. See Quaver.

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Quave (2)

Quave, v. i. To quaver.

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Quavemire

Quave″mire′ (?), n. See Quagmire.

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Quaver

Qua″ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Quavered (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quavering.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG. quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a fat lum...