Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Quench (2)

Quench, v. i. To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.Dost thou think in timeShe will not quench! Shak.

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Quenchable

Quench″a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being quenched.

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Quencher

Quench″er (?), n. One who, or that which, quenches. Hammond.

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Quenchless

Quench″less, a. Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. “Once kindled, quenchless evermore.” Byron.Syn. — Inextinguishable; unquenchable.— Qu...

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Quenelle

Que‐nelle″ (?), n.(Cookery) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.

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Quenouille training

Que‐nouille train″ing (?). [F. quenouille distaff.] (Hort.) A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning.

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Quercitannic

Quer′ci‐tan″nic (kwẽr′sĭ‐tăn″nĭk), a. [L. quercus an oak + E. tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a tannic acid found in oak bark and extracted as a yellowish brown ...

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Quercite

Quer″cite (?), n.(Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H7(OH)5, found in acorns, the fruit of the oak (Quercus). It has a sweet taste, and is regarded as a pentacid alcohol.

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Quercitin

Quer″ci‐tin (–sĭ‐tĭn), n.(Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as in apple-tree bark, horse-chestnut leaves, etc.,...

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Quercitrin

Quer″cit‐rin (–sĭ‐trĭn), n. [Cf. F. quercitrin. See Quercitron.] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bark of the oak (Quercus) as a bitter citron-yellow crystalline substance...

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Quercitron

Quer″cit‐ron (?), n. [F. quercitron, the name of the name of tree; L. quercus an oak + citrus the citron tree.] 1. The yellow inner bark of the Quercus tinctoria, the American b...

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Quercus

‖Quer″cus (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See Oak.

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Querele

Quer″ele (?), n. [See 2d Quarrel.] (O. Eng. Law) A complaint to a court. See Audita Querela. Ayliffe.

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Querent

Que″rent (?), n. [L. querens, p. pr. of queri to complain.] (O. Eng. Law) A complainant; a plaintiff.

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Querent (2)

Que″rent, n. [L. quaerens, p. pr. of quaerere to search for, to inquire.] An inquirer. Aubrey.

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Querimonious

Quer′i‐mo″ni‐ous (?), a. [L. querimonia a complaint, fr. queri to complain. See Querulous.] Complaining; querulous; apt to complain. — Quer′i‐mo″ni‐ous‐ly, adv. — Quer′i‐mo″ni‐o...

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Querimony

Quer″i‐mo‐ny (?), n. [L. querimonia.] A complaint or complaining. E. Hall.

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Querist

Que″rist (?), n. [See Query.] One who inquires, or asks questions. Swift.

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Querken

Querk″en (?), v. t. [Icel. kverk throat. �.] To stifle or choke. Halliwell.

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Querl

Querl (?), v. t. [G. querlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round, fr. querl, querl, a twirling stick. Cf. Twirl.] To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, th...

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Querl (2)

Querl, n. A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse.

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Quern

Quern (?), n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn; akin to D. kweern, OHG. quirn, Icel. kvern, Sw. qvarn, Dan. quærn, Goth. qairnus (in asiluqaírnus), Lith. qìrnos, and perh. E. corn.] A mill fo...

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Querpo

Quer″po (?), n. The inner or body garments taken together. See Cuerpo. Dryden.

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Querquedule

Quer″que‐dule (?), n. [L. querquedula.] (Zool.) (a) A teal. (b) The pintail duck.

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Querry

Quer″ry (?), n. A groom; an equerry.

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Querulential

Quer′u‐len″tial (?), a. Querulous.

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Querulous

Quer″u‐lous (?), a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous.] 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. land.2. Apt to find fault...