Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Questorship

Ques″tor‐ship, n. The office, or the term of office, of a questor.

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Questrist

Quest″rist (?), n. [See Quest.] A seeker; a pursuer. “Hot questrists after him.” Shak.

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Questuary

Ques″tu‐a‐ry (?), a. [L. quaestuarius, from quaestus gain, profit, quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, earn.] Studious of profit. Sir T. Browne.

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Questuary (2)

Ques″tu‐a‐ry, n. One employed to collect profits. “The pope's questuaries.” Jer. Taylor.

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Quet

Quet (?), n.(Zoöl.) The common guillemot.

411

Queue

Queue (?), n. [F. See Cue.] (a) A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail. (b) A line of persons waiting anywhere.

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Queue (2)

Queue, v. t. To fasten, as hair, in a queue.

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Quey

Quey (?), n. [Cf. Dan. qvie.] A heifer.

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Qui vive

‖Qui′ vive″ (kē̍′ vē̍v″). [F., fr. qui who + vive, pres. subj. of vivre to live.] The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; — used like the English challenge: “Who comes th...

415

Quib

Quib (?), n. [Cf. Quip.] A quip; a gibe.

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Quibble

Quib″ble (?), n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced by quillet, or quiddity.] 1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or evasive distinction; an evasion;...

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Quibble (2)

Quib″ble, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Quibbled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quibbling (?).] 1. To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon words, caviling, or by raising any insignifica...

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Quibbler

Quib″bler (?), n. One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.

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Quibblingly

Quib″bling‐ly (?), adv. Triflingly; evasively.

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Quica

Qui″ca (?), n.(Zoöl.) A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit.

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Quice

Quice (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Queest.

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Quich

Quich (?), v. i. [Cf. Quinch.] To stir.He could not move nor quich at all. Spenser.

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Quichuan

Qui″chuan (?), a. Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of South American Indians, including the majority of the civilized tribes of the ancient Peruvian Empire with...

424

Quick

Quick (?), a. [Compar.Quicker (?); superl.Quickest.] [As. cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik, OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,...

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Quick (2)

Quick (?), adv. In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste; speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.If we consider how very quick the actions of th...

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Quick (3)

Quick, n. 1. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant; especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a living hedge.The works... are curiously hedged w...

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Quick (4)

Quick, v. t. & i. [See Quicken.] To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. Chaucer.

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Quick-scented

Quick″–scent′ed (?), a. Acute of smell.

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Quick-sighted

Quick″–sight′ed (?), a. Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern. Locke.—Quick″–sight′ed‐ness, n.

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Quick-witted

Quick″–wit′ted (?), a. Having ready wit Shak.

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Quick-wittedness

Quick″–wit′ted‐ness, n. Readiness of wit. “Celtic quick-wittedness.” M. Arnold.

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Quickbeam

Quick″beam′ (?), n. [A. S. cwicbeám.] See Quicken tree.