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QVacksalver,

[Physician (corr.]

Quadrangle,

[Four-angled Area.]

Quadrant,

[The fourth part of a Circle]

Quadrate,

[Square] Mag. V. 1. A.

Quadrature,

[Squaring]

Quadripartite,

[Divided into four parts]

Quadruple,

[Fourfold]

Quaff,

[Drink (augm.]

Quagmire,

[Bog]

Quail.

Bi. II. 8.

• to— [adj. p. Discourage∣ment]

Quaint.

• Beautiful (augm.]
• Ornate (augm.]
• Perfect (augm.]

Quake,

[Tremble]

Qualifie,

[a.

• Quality]
• Moderate]
• Quiet]

Qualifica∣tion.

• Quality]
• Condition]

Quality.

T. I. 6. A.

• Transcendental Relation of— TM. V.
• Sensible. Q.
• Visible— Q. I.
• Audible— Q. III.
• Belonging to Tast or Smell. Q. IV.
• ...Tactile—
  • more Active. Q. V.
  • more Passive. Q. VI.
• [Disposition]
• [Habit]
• [Manners]
• [State]
• [Degree]

Qualm.

• Nauseousness (imp.]
• Fainting (imp.]

Quandary.

• [Doubt]
• [Musing]

Quantity,

T. I. 6.

• ...Relation of
  • in General. TM. I
  • Continued. TM. II.
  • Discontinued. TM. III.

Quarrel,

[a. Contention]

• —of glass, [adj. Glass (lam.]

Quarry.

• [Stones (place]
• [Booty]

Quart.

 

Quartan,

[Ague returning every fourth day]

Quarter.

• [Fourth part]
  • —of the Moon, [The fourth part of her monethly course]
  • ...—of corn.
  • —of timber, [The fourth part of a tree cut long-wise]
  • ...—staff.
  • —of Mutton, [The fourth part of the body of sheep]
  • to— [Cut into quarters]
    • Capital punishment. RJ. V. 1. A.
• [Coast]
  • [a. Guest]
• —master. RN. V. 2.
• [Immunity from killing]

Quartile,

[Distance of ••/4 of great —Circle.]

Quarto,

[Second figure of book]

Quash,

[a.

• Shame
• Despair

(make]

• Herb, [Pompion] HS. VII. 1.

Quave,

[Tremble]

• sp. a•• bog]

Quaver.

• [Tremble]
• [Modulation]

Quean,

[adj. Unchast (fem.]

Queazy,

[adj. Nauseousness (apt.]

Queen,

• King (fem.]
• King's Wife]

Queest,

[Ringdove] Bi. III. 1.

Quell,

[a. Conquer]

Quench,

[Un-a fire]

• —thirst, [Un-thirst]

Querister,

[adj. Singing (Off.]

Quern.

[Grinding mill.]

Querulous,

[adj. a.

• Grudge
• Complain

(apt.]

Quest,

[Seeking]

• [Sworn adj. searching (Off.]

Question.

D. VI. 1.

• ...to call in—
  • Accuse (inc.]
  • Suspected (make]
• 'tis a— ['Tis a
  • doubted
  • disputed
  (thing]

Quetch,

• Motion (dim.]
• Noise (dim.]

Quibble,

[a Urbanity in sound of words]

Quick.

• [Alive]
• Sprightly]
• Vegete]
• —of apprehension, [adj. Saga∣city]
• Nimble]
• Swift]
• Soon (augm.]
• Transitory (augm.]
• [adj. Dispatch]
• —sands. W. III. 7.
• —set, [Growing sepiment]
• —silver. Met. III. 1.

Quicken,

[a. Quick]

Quicken-tree.

Tr. III. 3.

Quiddity,

[Being (abstr.]

Quiet.

• op. to Motion. Mo. O.
• [adj. Silence]
• [Peaceable]
• op. to Molest. TA. V. 9.
• [Without care]

Quill.

PP. V. 1. A.

• [Pin] sp. concave]

Quillet,

[a. Frivolousness (dim.]

Quilt.

• [Satiate]
• [Stiffen with sowing]

Quince.

Tr. I. 2. A.

Quintal,

[100 pound]

Quintessence,

[Best part]

• sp. extracted Chimically]

Quintin.

 

Quipp,

[Se∣cret

• Scoff]
• Reproof]

Quire.

• —of Church, [Chief Temple (part]
• —of people, [Singers (aggr.]
• —of paper, [Four and twenty sheets]

Quirk,

[Little ftivolous (thing]

Quit.

• to be—with, [adj. a. pret. Compensate]
• ...to—
  • Acquit]
  • Absolve]
  • [Forsake]

Quitch,

[Dogs grass] HL. III. 5. A.

Quite,

[adv. Total]

• —and clean. [adv. Total]

Quittance,

[adj. Acquitting (thing] sp. writing]

Quiver,

[Case for arrows]

• to— [Tremble]

Quoil,

• Confused noise]
• Endeavour (augm.]

Quoit,

[adj. p. cast (apt) stone (lamin.]

Quotation.

D. IV. 9.

Quoth,

[Saith]

Q••••tidian,

[adj. Days (segr.]

Quotient.

Number TM. VI. 9.