Webster's Dictionary 1913

595

Quirinal

Quir″i‐nal (?), a. [L. Quirinals, fr. Quirinus, a name of Romulus.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, the hill Collis Quirinalis, now Monte Quirinale (one of the seven hills of...

596

Quirister

Quir″is‐ter (kwĭr″ĭs‐tẽr), n. [See Quire, Chorister.] A chorister. See Chorister. Thomson.

597

Quiritation

Quir′i‐ta″tion (kwĭr′ĭ‐tā″shŭn), n. [L. quiritatio, fr. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, v. freq. fr. queri to complain.] A crying for help. Bp. Hall.

598

Quirite

Qui″rite (kwī″rīt), n. One of the Quirites.

599

Quirites

‖Qui‐ri″tes (kwĭ‐rī″tēz), n. pl. [L., fr. Cures, a Sabine town.] (Rom. Antiq.) Roman citizens.☞ After the Sabines and Romans had united themselves into one community, under Romu...

600

Quirk

Quirk (kwẽrk), n. [Written also querk.] [Cf. W. chwiori to turn briskly, or E. queer.] 1. A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfug...

601

Quirked

Quirked (kwẽrkt), a. Having, or formed with, a quirk or quirks.

602

Quirkish

Quirk″ish (kwẽrk″ĭsh), a. Consisting of quirks; resembling a quirk. Barrow.

603

Quirky

Quirk″y (–y̆), a. Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky lawyer.

604

Quirl

Quirl (kwẽrl), n. & v. See Querl.

605

Quirpele

Quir″pele (kwẽr″pēl), n. [Tamil kīrippiḷḷai.] (Zoöl.) The Indian ferret.

606

Quirt

Quirt (kwẽrt), n. A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. T. Roosevelt.

607

Quish

Quish (kwĭsh), n. See Cuish.

608

Quit

Quit (kwĭt), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.

609

Quit (2)

Quit (kwĭt), a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See Quit, v., Quiet.] Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear; absolved; acquitted. Chaucer.The owner of t...

610

Quit (3)

Quit, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Quit or Quitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Quitting.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier, cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L. quietare to calm...

611

Quit (4)

Quit, v. i. To go away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.

612

Quitch

Quitch (kwĭch), n. 1. (Bot.) Same as Quitch grass.2. Figuratively: A vice; a taint; an evil.To pick the vicious quitchOf blood and custom wholly out of him. Tennyson.

613

Quitch grass

Quitch″ grass′ (kwĭch″ grȧs′). [Properly quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous growth, or from its tenacity of life. See Quick, and cf. Couch grass.] (Bot.) A ...

614

Quitclaim

Quit″claim′ (kwĭt″klām′), n. [Quit, a. + claim.] (Law) A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim, w...

615

Quitclaim (2)

Quit″claim′, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Quitclaimed (–klāmd′); p. pr. & vb. n.Quitclaiming.] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants ...

616

Quite

Quite (kwīt), v. t. & i. See Quit. Chaucer.

617

Quite (2)

Quite (kwīt), adv. [F. quitte discharged, free, clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See Quit, a.]1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the wor...

618

Quitly

Quit″ly (kwĭt″ly̆), adv. Quite. Chaucer.

619

Quitrent

Quit″rent′ (kwĭt″rĕnt′), n. [Quit, a. + rent.] (Law) A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which the tenant is quit from other service. Blackstone.☞ In some of th...

620

Quits

Quits (kwĭts), interj. See the Note under Quit, a.

621

Quittable

Quit″ta‐ble (kwĭt″tȧ‐b'l), a. Capable of being quitted.