Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: QUEEN'LY – QUENCH'LESS-NESS
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QUEEN'LY, a.
Like a queen; becoming a queen; suitable to a queen.
QUEEN-MOTH'ER, n.
A queen dowager, who is also mother of the reigning king or queen.
QUEEN'-POST, n.
In architecture, an upright post in a roof for suspending the beam when the principal rafters do not meet in the ridge.
QUEER, a. [G. quer, cross, oblique, traverse; querkopf, a queer fellow; querlen, to twirl. The primary sense is probably to turn.]
Odd; singular; hence, whimsical. – Spectator.
QUEER'LY, adv.
In an odd or singular manner.
QUEER'NESS, n.
Oddity; singularity; particularity. [A familiar, not an elegant word.]
QUEEST, n.
A ring dove, a species of pigeon. – Chalmers.
QUEINT, pret.
and pp. of Quench. – Gower.
QUELL, n.
Murder. [Not in use.] – Shak.
QUELL, v.i.
To die; to abate. – Spenser.
QUELL, v.t. [Sax. cwellan, to kill; Dan. qvæler, to stifle, suffocate, choke, stop, quell, gall, tease, torment, vex; Sw. qvälja, id.; G. quälen. The primary sense is to stop, to press or force down, and thus cause action or motion to cease.]
- To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.
- To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.
- To subdue; to reduce. This quell'd her pride. – Dryden.
QUELL'ED, pp.
Crushed; subdued; quieted.
QUELL'ER, n.
One that crushes or subdues. – Shak.
QUELL'ING, ppr.
Crushing; subduing; reducing to peace.
QUELQUE-CHOSE, n. [keck-shows; Fr. something.]
A trifle; a kickshaw. – Donne.
QUEME, v.t. [Sax. cweman.]
To please. [Obs.] – Spenser.
QUENCH, v.i.
To cool; to become cool. Dost thou think, in time She will not quench? [Not in use.] – Shak.
QUENCH, v.t. [Sax. cwencan.]
- To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.
- To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion. – Shak.
- To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst.
- To destroy. – Davies.
- To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit. – 1 Thess. v.
QUENCH'A-BLE, a.
That may be quenched or extinguished. – Sherwood.
QUENCH'ED, pp.
Extinguished; allayed; repressed.
QUENCH'ER, n.
He or that which extinguishes.
QUENCH'ING, ppr.
Extinguishing; quieting; stifling; repressing.
QUENCH'LESS, a.
That can not be quenched or repressed; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. – Shak. Crashaw.
QUENCH'LESS-LY, adv.
In a quenchless manner.
QUENCH'LESS-NESS, n.
State of being quenchless.