Webster's Dictionary 1828

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QUINCUNX

QUIN'CUNX, noun [Latin composed of quinque, five, and uncia, ounce.]In gardening, the quincunx order is a plantation of trees disposed in a square, consisting of five trees, one...

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QUINDECAGON

QUINDEC'AGON, noun [Latin quinque, five Gr. ten, and angle.]In geometry, a plain figure with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.

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QUINDECEMVIR

QUINDEC'EMVIR, noun [Latin quinque, five, decem, ten, and vir, man.]In Roman history, one of a collection or body of fifteen magistrates, whose business was to preside over the ...

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QUINDECEMVIRATE

QUINDECEM'VIRATE, noun The body of fifteen magistrates, of their office.

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QUINIA

QUIN'IA,QUIN'INE, noun In pharmacy, a substance prepared from yellow bark possessing in a concentrated form, the tonic virtues of the bark, and capable of forming salts with aci...

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QUINQUAGESIMA

QUINQUAGES'IMA, noun [Latin fifty.] quinquagesima Sunday, so called as being about the fiftieth day before Easter; Shrove Sunday.

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QUINQUANGULAR

QUINQUAN'GULAR, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and angulus, angle.]Having five angles or corners.

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QUINQUARTICULAR

QUINQUARTIC'ULAR, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and articulus, article.]Consisting of five articles. [Little used.]

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QUINQUECAPSULAR

QUINQUECAP'SULAR, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and capsula, a little chest.]In botany, having five capsules to a flower; as a quinquecapsular pericarp.

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QUINQUEDENTATE

QUINQUEDEN'TATE, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and dentatus, toothed; dens, tooth.] In botany, five-toothed.

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QUINQUEFARIOUS

QUINQUEFA'RIOUS, adjective [Latin quinque, five. Eng. to fare, or from the root of vary.] In botany, opening into five parts.

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QUINQUEFID

QUIN'QUEFID, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and findo, to split.]In botany, five-cleft; cut into five segments with linear sinuses and straight margins; as a leaf.

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QUINQUEFOLIATED

QUINQUEFO'LIATED, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and folium, leaf.] having five leaves.

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QUINQUELITERAL

QUINQUELIT'ERAL, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and litera, letter.]Consisting of five letters.

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QUINQUELOBATE

QUIN'QUELOBATE,QUIN'QUELOBED, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and lobus, lobe.]Five-lobed; divided to the middle into five distinct parts with convex margins.

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QUINQUELOBED

QUIN'QUELOBED, a. [L. quinque, five, and lobus, lobe.]Five-lobed; divided to the middle into five distinct parts with convex margins.

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QUINQUELOCULAR

QUINQUELOC'ULAR, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and loculus, a cell.]Five-celled; having five cells; as a pericarp.

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QUINQUENNIAL

QUINQUEN'NIAL, adjective [Latin quinquennalis, quinquennis; quinque, five, and annus, year.] Occurring once in five years, or lasting five years.

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QUINQUEPARTITE

QUINQUEP'ARTITE, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and partitus, divided.]1. Divided into five parts almost to the base.2. Consisting of two parts.

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QUINQUEREME

QUIN'QUEREME, noun [Latin quinque, five, and remus, oar.]A galley having five seats or rows of oars.

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QUINQUEVALVE

QUIN'QUEVALVE,QUINQUEVALV'ULAR, adjective [Latin quinque, five, and valve, valves.] Having five valves, as a pericarp.

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QUINQUEVALVULAR

QUINQUEVALV'ULAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and valve, valves.] Having five valves, as a pericarp.

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QUINQUEVIR

QUIN'QUEVIR, noun [Latin quinque, five, and vir, man.] One of an order of five priests in Rome.

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QUINSY

QUIN'SY, noun s as z.1. An inflammation of the throat; a species of angina which renders respiration difficult, or intercepts it.2. An inflammation of the fauces, particularly o...

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QUINT

QUINT, noun [from Latin quintus, fifth.] A set of sequence of five; as in piquet.

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QUINTAIN

QUINT'AIN, noun A post with a turning top.

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QUINTAL

QUINT'AL, noun [Latin centum, a hundred.]A hundred pounds in weight; or a weight of that number of pounds; sometimes written and pronounced kentle.