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.]

  1. To crush; to subdue; to cause to cease; as, to quell an insurrection or sedition.
  2. To quiet; to allay; to reduce to peace; as, to quell the tumult of the soul.
  3. 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.]

  1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.
  2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion. – Shak.
  3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst.
  4. To destroy. – Davies.
  5. 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.