Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Queenfish

Queen″fish′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A California sciænoid food fish (Seriphys politus). The back is bluish, and the sides and belly bright silvery. Called also kingfish.

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Queenhood

Queen″hood (?), n. The state, personality, or character of a queen; queenliness. Tennyson.

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Queening

Queen″ing (?), n. [See Queen apple.] (Bot.) Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening, scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the queening was cultiv...

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Queenliness

Queen″li‐ness (?), n. The quality of being queenly; the; characteristic of a queen; stateliness; eminence among women in attractions or power.

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Queenly

Queen″ly, a. [AS. cwēnlic feminine.] Like, becoming, or suitable to, a queen.

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Queenship

Queen″ship, n. The state, rank, or dignity of a queen.

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Queensland nut

Queens″land nut′ (?). (Bot.) The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia ternifolia). It is about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible seed, or sometimes two hem...

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Queer

Queer (?), a. [Compar.Queerer (?); superl.Queerest.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), OHG. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS, þweorh thwar...

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Queer (2)

Queer, n. Counterfeit money.To shove the queer, to put counterfeit money in circulation.

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Queer (3)

Queer (?), v. t. [From Queer, a.] 1. To puzzle.2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally.3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil.

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Queerish

Queer″ish, a. Rather queer; somewhat singular.

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Queerly

Queer″ly, adv. In a queer or odd manner.

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Queerness

Queer″ness, n. The quality or state of being queer.

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Queest

Queest (?), n. [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zoöl.) The European ringdove (Columba palumbus); the cushat. [Written also quist, que...

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Quegh

Quegh (?), n. A drinking vessel. See Quaich.

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Queint

Queint (?), a. See Quaint.

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Queint (2)

Queint, obs.imp. & p. p. of Quench. Chaucer.

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Queintise

Queint″ise (?), n. See Quaintise. Chaucer.

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Quell

Quell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Quelled (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Quelling.] [See Quail to cower.]1. To die.Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. Spenser.2. To be subdued or abate...

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Quell (2)

Quell, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan, causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment, Icel. kvelja. See Quail to cower.] 1. To take the life of; to kill. ...

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Quell (3)

Quell, n. Murder. Shak.

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Queller

Quell″er (?), n. 1. A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller. Wyclif (Mark vi. 27).2. One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.

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Quellio

Quel″li‐o (?), n. [Sp. cuello, L. collum neck.] A ruff for the neck. B. Jonson.

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Quelquechose

‖Quelque″chose′ (?), n. [F. quelque chose something.] A trifle; a kickshaw. Donne.

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Queme

Queme (?), v. t. & i. [AS. cwēman, akin to cuman to come. √23.] To please. Chaucer.

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Quemeful

Queme″ful (?), a. Kindly; merciful. Wyclif.

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Quench

Quench (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Quenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quenching.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in ācwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, ācwincan, to decreas...