Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Quicken

Quick″en (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.quickened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Quickening.] [AS. cwician. See Quick, a.] 1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as from death or ...

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Quicken (2)

Quick″en, v. i. 1. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as the fetus in the womb.The heart is the first p...

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Quicken tree

Quick″en tree′ (?). [Probably from quick, and first applied to the aspen or some tree with quivering leaves; cf. G. quickenbaum, quizenbaum, quitschenbaum. Cf. Quitch grass.] (B...

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Quickener

Quick″en‐er, n. One who, or that which, quickens.

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Quickening

Quick″en‐ing, n. 1. The act or process of making or of becoming quick.2. (Physiol.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt by the mother, occurring usually about the mid...

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Quickens

Quick″ens (?), n.(Bot.) Quitch grass.

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Quickhatch

Quick″hatch′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The wolverine.

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Quicklime

Quick″lime (?), n. [See Quick, a.] (Chem.) Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; — so called because when wet it develops great heat. See 4th Lime, 2.

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Quickly

Quick″ly, adv. Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick.

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Quickness

Quick″ness, n. 1. The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.Touch it with thy celestial quickness. Herbert.2. Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion; ...

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Quicksand

Quick″sand′ (?), n. Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure; especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river ...

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Quickset

Quick″set′ (?), n. A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.

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Quickset (2)

Quick″set′, a. Made of quickset.Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges. Walpole.

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Quickset (3)

Quick″set′, v. t. To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. Mortimer.

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Quicksilver

Quick″sil′ver (?), n. [Quick living + silver; — so called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum vivum. See Quick, a.] (Chem.) The metal mercury; — so called from it...

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Quicksilvered

Quick″sil′vered (?), a. Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil.

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Quicksilvering

Quick″sil′ver‐ing (?), n. The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.

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Quickstep

Quick″step′ (?), n.(Mus.) A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.

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Quickwork

Quick″work′ (?), n.(Naut.) A term somewhat loosely used to denote: (a) All the submerged section of a vessel's planking. (b) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps. ...

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Quid

Quid (?), n. [See Cud.] A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of tobacco.

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Quid (2)

Quid, v. t.(Man.) To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; — said of horses. Youatt.

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Quid (3)

Quid (?), n. An English coin, a sovereign.They invited him to come to-morrow,... and bring half a quid with him. Charles Reade.

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Quidam

‖Qui″dam (?), n. Somebody; one unknown. Spenser.

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Quiddany

Quid″da‐ny (?), n. [L. cydoneum quince juice, quince wine. See Quince.] A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and marmalade.

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Quiddative

Quid″da‐tive (?), a. [See Quiddity.] Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing; quidditative.

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Quiddit

Quid″dit (?), n. [Cf. Quiddity, Quillet, and Quibble.] A subtilty; an equivocation. Shak.By some strange quiddit or some wrested clause. Drayton.

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Quidditative

Quid″di‐ta‐tive (?), a. Quiddative.