Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . n. A stanza of 4 lines rhyming alternately. —QuatrefoU, katSr-foil, n. Sameas Quarterfoil,above. — Qnar^antine, kw5ran-ten, n. A space of40 days ; term during which a ship arriving in port,and suspected of being infected v/ith a contagiousdisease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with theshore; inhibition of intercourse. — v. t. [quaran-tined (-tend), -TiNiNG.] To prohibit from inter-cours
Webster's practical dictionary; a practical dictionary of the English language giving the correct spelling, pronunciation and definitions of words based on the unabridged dictionary of Noah Webster .. . n. A stanza of 4 lines rhyming alternately. —QuatrefoU, katSr-foil, n. Sameas Quarterfoil,above. — Qnar^antine, kw5ran-ten, n. A space of40 days ; term during which a ship arriving in port,and suspected of being infected v/ith a contagiousdisease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with theshore; inhibition of intercourse. — v. t. [quaran-tined (-tend), -TiNiNG.] To prohibit from inter-course. — Quad^rages^ima, kwodra-jesT-ma, n.{Eccl.) The 40 days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.— QuadrilKion, -riKyun, n. According to Entr. nota-tion, the number produced by involving a million tothe 4th power, or a unit with 24 ciphers annexed ;according to the common or French, a unit with 15ciphers: see Notation. Quaere, kwere, v. i. Inquire, question, query, — usedas a memo-randum sig-n if yi n gdoubt. Quaff, kwaf,V. t. [quaff-ed (kwaft), QUAFFING.] To drinkdown, drinkc o p i o u slyof.—V. i. Todrink largi -ly or u a g g a ,kwag^ga, S. Afric-an mammalof the horse. Quagga. family, allied to the and Quagmire. See under , kv>awhog, n. A large species of clam having the inside shell tipped with , kwal, v. i. [quailed (kwald), QUAILING.] Tobecome quelled, sinkinto dejection, lose spir-it, shrink, , kwal, n. A gallina-ceous bird allied to thepartridge of Europe: inthe U. S. the name isused for ruffed grouse,and for the bob-white,or Virginia partridge.
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