Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Quinquarticular

Quin′quar‐tic″u‐lar (?), a. [Quinque- + article.] (Theol.) Relating to the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists. Bp. San...

542

Quinque foliolate

Quin′que fo″li‐o‐late (?), a.(Bot.) Having five leaflets. Gray.

543

Quinque-

Quin″que– (?). [L. quinque five. See Five.] A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed.

544

Quinqueangled

Quin″que‐an′gled (?), a. [Quinque- + angle.] Having five angles; quinquangular.

545

Quinquedentate

{ Quin′que‐den″tate (?), Quin′que‐den″ta‐ted (?), } a. [Quinque- + dentate, -tated: cf. F. quinquédenté.] Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf.

546

Quinquefarious

Quin′que‐fa″ri‐ous (?), a. [From L. quinque five: cf. F. quinquéfarié. Cf. Bifarious.] (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. Gray.

547

Quinquefid

Quin″que‐fid (?), a. [Quique- + the root of L. findere to cleave: cf. F. quinquéfide.] (Bot.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefi...

548

Quinquefoliate

{ Quin′que‐fo″li‐ate (?), Quin′que‐fo″li‐a′ted (?), } a. [Quinque- + foliate, -ated: cf. F. quinquéfolié, L. quinquefolius.] (Bot.) Having five leaves or leaflets. Gray.

549

Quinqueliteral

Quin′que‐lit″er‐al (?), a. [Quinque- + literal.] Consisting of five letters.

550

Quinquelobate

{ Quin′que‐lo″bate (?), Quin′que‐lo″ba‐red (?), } a. [Quinque- + lobate, -ated: cf. F. quinquélobé.] Cut less than halfway into portions, usually somewhat rounded; five-lobed; a...

551

Quinquelobed

Quin″que‐lobed′ (?), a. [Quinque- + lobe.] Same as Quinquelobate.

552

Quinquelocular

Quin′que‐loc″u‐lar (?), a. [Quinque- + locular: cf. F. quinquéloculaire.] Having five cells or loculi; five-celled; as, a quinquelocular pericarp.

553

Quinquenerved

Quin″que‐nerved′ (?), a. [Quinque- + nerve.] (Bot.) Having five nerves; — said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.

554

Quinquennalia

‖Quin′quen‐na″li‐a (?), n. pl. [L., fr. quinquennalis. See Ouinquennial.] (Rom. Antiq.) Public games celebrated every five years.

555

Quinquennial

Quin‐quen″ni‐al (?), a. [L. quinquennalis and quinquennis; quinque five + annus year. See Five, and cf. Biennial.] Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five year...

556

Quinquennium

Quin‐quen″ni‐um (?), n. Space of five years.

557

Quinquepartite

Quin‐quep″ar‐tite (?), a. [L. quinquepartitus; quinque five + partitus, p. p. of partire to divide: cf. F. quinquépartite.]1. Consisting of five parts.2. (Bot.) Divided into fiv...

558

Quinquereme

Quin″que‐reme (?), n. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème] A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.

559

Quinquesyllable

Quin″que‐syl′la‐ble (?), n. [Quinque- + syllable.] A word of five syllables.

560

Quinquevalve

{ Quin″que‐valve (?), Quin′que‐val″vu‐lar (?), } a. [Quinque- + valve, valvular: cf. F. quinquévalve.] (Bot.) Having five valves, as a pericarp.

561

Quinquevir

‖Quin″que‐vir (?), n.; pl; E. Quinquevirs (#), L. Quinqueviri (#). [L., fr. quinque Five + vir man.] (Bot. Antiq.) One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.

562

Quinquina

‖Quin‐qui″na (?), n. [NL. & F. See Quinine.] Peruvian bark.

563

Quinquivalent

Quin‐quiv″a‐lent (?), a. [Quinque- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See Valence.] (Chem.) Same as Pentavalent.

564

Quinsy

Quin″sy (?), n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L. cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. � sore throat, dog quinsy, fr. � dog + � to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore throat...

565

Quint

Quint (?), n. [F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See Five.] 1. A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.2. (Mus.) The interval of a fifth.

566

Quintain

Quin″tain (?), n. [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W. chwintan a kind of hymeneal game.] An object to be tilted at; — called also quintel. [Written also quintin.]☞ A common form...

567

Quintal

Quin″tal (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. S...