The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 1254
Quit"claim` , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quitclaimed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quitclaiming .] (Law) To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and paramount titles.
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Quite (?) , v. t. & i. See Quit . [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Quite <Xpage=1180>
Quite (?) , adv. [F. quite discharged, free, clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See Quit , a. ]
1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be quite mistaken.
Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will. Milton.
The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and arise from quite contrary principles. Spectator.
2. To a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. " Quite amusing."
Macaulay.
He really looks quite concerned. Landor.
The island stretches along the land and is quite close to it. Jowett (Thucyd. ).
Quitly <Xpage=1180>
Quit"ly (?) , adv. Quite. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Quitrent <Xpage=1180>
Quit"rent` (?) , 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.
&hand; In some of the United States a fee-farm rent is so termed.
Burrill.
Quits <Xpage=1180>
Quits (?) interj. See the Note under Quit , a.
Quittable <Xpage=1180>
Quit"ta*ble (?) , a. Capable of being quitted.
Quittal <Xpage=1180>
Quit"tal (?) , n. Return; requital; quittance. [Obs.]
Quittance <Xpage=1180>
Quit"tance (?) , n. [OE. quitaunce , OF. quitance , F. quittance . See Quit , v. t. ] 1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.
Omittance is no quittance . Shak.
2. Recompense; return; repayment. [Obs.]
Shak.
Quittance <Xpage=1180>
Quit"tance , v. t. To repay; to requite. [Obs.]
Shak.
Quitter <Xpage=1180>
Quit"ter (?) , n. 1. One who quits.
2. A deliverer. [Obs.]
Ainsworth.
Quittor <Xpage=1180>
Quit"tor (?) , n. [Perhaps for quitture .] (Far.) A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing the coffin bone.
Quitture <Xpage=1180>
Quit"ture (?) , n. A discharge; an issue. [Obs.]
To cleanse the quitture from thy wound. Chapman.
Quiver <Xpage=1180>
Quiv"er (?) , a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven , kuiveren . Cf. Quaver .] Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow."
Shak.
Quiver <Xpage=1180>
Quiv"er , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Quivered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quivering .] [Cf. Quaver .] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.
The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak.
And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison.
Quiver <Xpage=1180>
Quiv"er , n. The act or state of quivering; a tremor.
Quiver <Xpage=1180>
Quiv"er , n. [OF. cuivre , cuevre , coivre , LL. cucurum , fr. OHG. chohh\'beri quiver, receptacle, G. k\'94cher quiver; akin to AS. color , cocur , cocer , D. koker . Cf. Cocker a high shoe.] A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.
Reside him hung his bow And quiver , with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton.
Quivered <Xpage=1180>
Quiv"ered (?) , a. 1. Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver. "Like a quivered nymph with arrows keen."
Milton.
2. Sheathed, as in a quiver. "Whose quills stand quivered at his ear."
Pope.
Quiveringly <Xpage=1180>
Quiv"er*ing*ly (?) , adv. With quivering motion.
Qui vive <Xpage=1180>
Qui` vive" (?) . [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 there?"
To be on the qui vive , to be on guard; to be watchful and alert, like a sentinel.
Quixotic <Xpage=1180>
Quix*ot"ic (?) , a. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. "Feats of quixotic gallantry."
Prescott.
Quixotically <Xpage=1180>
Quix*ot"ic*al*ly (?) , adv. In a quixotic way.
Quixotism <Xpage=1180>
Quix"ot*ism (?) , n. That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.
Quixotry <Xpage=1180>
Quix"ot*ry (?) , n. Quixotism; visionary schemes.
Quiz <Xpage=1180>
Quiz (?) , n. [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-fours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz , and formerly the name of a popular game.] 1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.
2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz .
3. An odd or absurd fellow.
Smart. Thackeray.
4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]
Quiz <Xpage=1180>
Quiz (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quizzed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing (?) .] 1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.
He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room. Thackeray.
2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.
3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz , n. , 4. [U.S.]
Quizzing glass , a small eyeglass.
Quiz <Xpage=1180>
Quiz , v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz , n. , 4. [U.S.]
Quizzer <Xpage=1180>
Quiz"zer (?) , n. One who quizzes; a quiz.
Quizzical <Xpage=1180>
Quiz"zic*al (?) , a. Relating to quizzing: given to quizzing; of the nature of a quiz; farcical; sportive.
-- Quiz"zic*al*ly , adv.
Quizzism <Xpage=1180>
Quiz"zism (?) , n. The act or habit of quizzing.
Quob <Xpage=1180>
Quob (?) , v. i. [Cf. Quaver .] [Written also quop and quab .] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]
Quod <Xpage=1180>
Quod (?) , n. [For quad , abbrev. of quadrangle .] A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison. [Slang] "Flogged or whipped in quod ."
T. Hughes.
Quod <Xpage=1180>
Quod , v. Quoth; said. See Quoth . [Obs.]
"Let be," quod he, "it shall not be." Chaucer.
Quoddies <Xpage=1180>
Quod"dies (?) , n. pl. Herring taken and cured or smoked near Quoddy Head, Maine, or near the entrance of Passamaquoddy Ray.
Quodlibet <Xpage=1180>
Quod"li*bet (?) , n. [L., what you please.]
1. A nice point; a subtilty; a debatable point.
These are your quodlibets , but no learning. P. Fletcher.
2. (Mus.) A medley improvised by several performers.
Quodlibetarian <Xpage=1180>
Quod"lib*e*ta"ri*an (?) , n. One who discusses any subject at pleasure.
Quodlibetical <Xpage=1180>
Quod"li*bet"ic*al (?) , a. Not restricted to a particular subject; discussed for curiosity or entertainment. -- Quod`li*bet"ic*al*ly , adv.
Quoif <Xpage=1180>
Quoif (?) , n. & v. t. See Coif .
Shak.
Quoifffure <Xpage=1180>
Quoiff"fure (?) , n. See Coiffure .
Quoil <Xpage=1180>
Quoil (?) , n. See Coil . [Obs.]
Quoin <Xpage=1180>
Quoin (?) , n. [See Coin , and cf. Coigne .] 1. (Arch.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of material by which the corner is marked.
&hand; In stone, the quoins consist of blocks larger than those used in the rest of the building, and cut to dimension. In brickwork, quoins consist of groups or masses of brick laid together, and in a certain imitation of quoins of stone.
<-- # the various "subdefs" here require the introductory part definition to be complete --> 2. A wedgelike piece of stone, wood metal, or other material, used for various purposes , as: (a) (Masonry) to support and steady a stone . (b) (Gun.) To support the breech of a cannon . (c) (Print.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase . (d) (Naut.) To prevent casks from rolling.
Hollow quoin . See under Hollow . -- Quoin post (Canals) , the post of a lock gate which abuts against the wall.
Quoit <Xpage=1180>
Quoit (?) , n. [OE. coite ; cf. OF. coitier to spur, press, (assumed) LL. coctare , fr. L. coquere , coctum , to cook, burn, vex, harass, E. cook , also W. coete<?/ a quoit.] 1. (a) A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece of iron, etc. (b) pl. A game played with quoits.
Shak.
2. The discus of the ancients. See Discus .
3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.]
J. Morley.
Quoit <Xpage=1180>
Quoit , v. i. To throw quoits; to play at quoits.
To quoit , to run, and steeds and chariots drive. Dryden.
Quoit <Xpage=1180>
Quoit , v. t. To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.]
Shak.
Quoke <Xpage=1180>
Quoke (?) , obs. imp. of Quake .
Chaucer.
Quoll <Xpage=1180>
Quoll (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A marsupial of Australia ( Dasyurus macrurus ), about the size of a cat.
Quondam <Xpage=1180>
Quon"dam (?) , a. [L., formerly.] Having been formerly; former; sometime. "This is the quondam king."
Shak.
Quondam <Xpage=1180>
Quon"dam , n. A person dismissed or ejected from a position. [R.] "Make them quondams ; . . . cast them out of their office."
Latimer.
Quook <Xpage=1180>
Quook (?) , imp. of Quake . [Obs.]
Spenser.
Quop <Xpage=1180>
Quop (?) , v. i. See Quob .
Quorum <Xpage=1180>
Quo"rum (?) , n. [L., of whom, gen. pl. of qui who, akin to E. who . See the Note below.] Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a quorum of the House of Representatives; a constitutional quorum was not present.
&hand; The term arose from the Latin words, Quorum aliquem vestrum . . . unum esse volumus (of whom we wish some one of you to be one), which were used in the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace in England, by which commission it was directed that no business of certain kinds should be done without the presence of one or more of certain justices specially designated. Justice of the peace and of the quorum designates a class of justices of the peace in some of the United States.
Quota <Xpage=1180>
Quo"ta (?) , n. [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars ), fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many, fr. quot how many, akin to quis , qui , who: cf. It. quota a share. See Who .] A proportional part or share; the share or proportion assigned to each in a division. " Quota of troops and money."<-- esp. a share of effort required to be performed, or a share of resources required to be obtained for some common purpose. -->
Motley.
Quotable <Xpage=1180>
Quot"a*ble (?) , a. Capable or worthy of being quoted; as, a quotable writer; a quotable sentence.
-- Quot`a*bit"i*ty (#) , n. Poe.
Quotation <Xpage=1180>
Quo*ta"tion (?) , n. [From Quote .] 1. The act of quoting or citing.
2. That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration.
Locke.
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3. (Com.) The naming or publishing of the current price of stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also the price named.
4. Quota; share. [Obs.]
5. (print.) A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type, and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth, used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of chapters, etc.
Quotation marks (Print.) , two inverted commas placed at the beginning, and two apostrophes at the end, of a passage quoted from an author in his own words.
Quotationist <Xpage=1181>
Quo*ta"tion*ist (?) n. One who makes, or is given to making, quotations.
The narrow intellectuals of quotationists . Milton.
Quote <Xpage=1181>
Quote (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quoted ; p. pr. & vb. n. Quoting .] [OF. quoter , F. coter to letter, number, to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr. L. quotus . See Quota .] [Formerly written also cote .] 1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat, or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from Homer .
2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare .
3. (Com.) To name the current price of.
4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.]
Shak.
5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] "He's quoted for a most perfidious slave."
Shak.
Syn. -- To cite; name; adduce; repeat. Quote , Cite . To cite was originally to call into court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also used to indicate an appeal to some one as an authority, without adducing his exact words.
Quote <Xpage=1181>
Quote (?) , n. A note upon an author. [Obs.]
Cotgrave.
Quoter <Xpage=1181>
Quot"er (?) , n. One who quotes the words of another.
Quoth <Xpage=1181>
Quoth (?) , v. t. [AS. cwe&edh;an , imp cw\'91&edh; , pl. cw&aemac;don ; akin to OS. que&edh;an , OHG. quethan , quedan , Icel. kve&edh;a , Goth. qiþan . &root;22. Cf. Bequeath .] Said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in the first and third persons in the past tenses, and always followed by its nominative, the word or words said being the object; as, quoth I . quoth he . "Let me not live, quoth he."
Shak.
Quotha <Xpage=1181>
Quoth"a (?) , interj. [For quoth'a , said he, 'a being corrupted from he .] Indeed; forsooth.
To affront the blessed hillside drabs and thieves With mended morals, quotha , -- fine new lives ! Mrs. Browning.
Quotidian <Xpage=1181>
Quo*tid"i*an (?) a. [OE. cotidian , L. quotidianus , fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many + dies day: cf. OF. cotidien , F. quotidien . See Quota , Deity .] Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever .
Quotidian <Xpage=1181>
Quo*tid"i*an (?) , n. Anything returning daily; especially (Med.) , an intermittent fever or ague which returns every day.
Milton .
Quotient <Xpage=1181>
Quo"tient (?) , n. [F., fr. L. quoties how often, how many times, fr. quot how many. See Quota .]
1. (Arith.) The number resulting from the division of one number by another, and showing how often a less number is contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve divided by four is three .
2. (Higher Alg.) The result of any process inverse to multiplication. See the Note under Multiplication .
Quotiety <Xpage=1181>
Quo*ti"e*ty (?) , n. [L. quotus of what number, quot how many.] (Scholastic Philos.) The relation of an object to number.
Krauth-Fleming.
Quotum <Xpage=1181>
Quo"tum (?) n. [NL., fr. L. quotus of what number. See Quota .] Part or proportion; quota. [R.] "A very small quotum ."
Max M\'81ller.
Quo warranto <Xpage=1181>
Quo" war*ran"to (?) . [So called from the Law L. words quo warranto (by what authority), in the original Latin form of the writ. See Which , and Warrant .] (Law) A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what warrant a person or a corporation acts, or exercises certain powers.
Blackstone .
&hand; An information in the nature of a quo warranto is now common as a substitute for the writ. Wharton .
Quran <Xpage=1181>
Qu*ran" , n. See Koran .
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Race <Xpage=1182>
Race (?) , n. [OF. ra\'8bz , L. radix , -icis . See Radix .] A root. "A race or two of ginger."
Shak.
Race ginger , ginger in the root, or not pulverized.
Race <Xpage=1182>
Race , n. [F. race ; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza , It. razza ; all from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write . See Write .]
1. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe, people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the same stock; a lineage; a breed.
The whole race of mankind. Shak.
Whence the long race of Alban fathers come. Dryden.