Dictionary: QUIN-DEC'EM-VIR – QUINT'AL

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QUIN-DEC'EM-VIR, n. [L. quinque, five, decem, ten, and vir, man.]

In Roman history, one of a collection or body of fifteen magistrates, whose business was to preside over the sacrifices. Encyc.

QUIN-DE-CEM'VIR-ATE, n.

The body of fifteen magistrates, or their office.

QUIN'I-NA, or QUIN'I-A,

or QUI'NINE, n. An alkaloid obtained from various species of cinchona, and one of the active principles of these trees. It is a very important article of medicine, much used in the treatment of agues, certain sorts of mortification, &c.

QUIN-QUA-GES'I-MA, n. [L. fifty.]

Quinquagesima Sunday, so called as being about the fiftieth day before Easter; Shrove Sunday. Encyc.

QUIN-QUAN'GU-LAR, a. [L. quinque; five, and angulus, angle.]

Having five angles or corners. Woodward.

QUIN-QUAR-TIC'U-LAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and articulus, article.]

Consisting of five articles. [Little used.] Sanderson.

QUIN-QUE-CAP'SU-LAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and capsula, a little chest.]

In botany, having five capsules. Martyn.

QUIN-QUE-DEN'TATE, a. [L. quinque, five, and dentatus, toothed; dens, tooth.]

In botany, five-toothed.

QUIN-QUE-FA'RI-OUS, a. [L. quinque, five, and probably Sax. faran, to go, Eng. to fare, or from the root of vary.]

In botany, opening into five parts. Lee.

QUIN'QUE-FID, a. [L. quinque, five, and findo, to split.]

In botany, five-cleft; cut about half way from the margin to the base into five segments with linear sinuses and straight margins; as a leaf. Martyn.

QUIN-QUE-FO'LI-A-TED, a. [L. quinque, five, and folium, leaf]

Having five leaves. Johnson.

QUIN-QUE-LIT'ER-AL, a. [L. quinque, five, and litera, letter.]

Consisting of five letters. M. Stuart.

QUIN'QUE-LO-BATE, or QUIN'QUE-LO-BED, a. [L. quinque, five, and lobus, lobe.]

Five-lobed; divided about to the middle, into five distinct parts with convex margins. Martyn.

QUIN-QUE-LOC'U-LAR, a. [L. quinque, five, and loculus, a cell.]

Five-celled: having five cells; as a pericarp. Martyn.

QUIN-QUEN-NA'LI-A, n.

In history, public game celebrated every five years.

QUIN-QUEN'NI-AL, a. [L. quinquennalis, quinquennis; quinque, five, and annus, year.]

Occurring once in five years, or lasting five years. Potter.

QUIN-QUEP'AR-TITE, a. [L. quinque, five, and partitus, divided.]

  1. 1, Divided into five parts almost to the base. Martyn.
  2. Consisting of five parts.

QUIN'QUE-REME, n. [L. quinque, five, and remus, oar.]

A galley having five seats or rows of oars.

QUIN'QUE-VALVE, or QUIN-QUE-VALV'ULAR, a. [L.quinque, five, and valvæ, valves.]

Having five valves, as a pericarp.

QUIN'QUE-VIR, n. [L. quinque, five, and vir, man.]

One of an order of five priests in Rome.

QUIN'QUI-NA, n.

Peruvian bark.

QUIN'SY, n.

  1. s as z. [corrupted from Fr. esquinancie, squinancie; It. squinanzia; Sp. esquinancia; L. cynanche; Gr. {foreign}, an inflammation of the throat.]
  2. An inflammation of the tonsils.
  3. Any inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent.

QUINT, n. [from L. quintus, fifth, Fr. quinte.]

A set or sequence of five; as in piquet.

QUINT'AIN, n. [Fr. quintaine.]

A post with a turning top. Shak.

QUINT'AL, n. [Fr. quintal; It. quintale; from the root of L. centum, a hundred.]

A hundred pounds in weight; or a weight of that number of pounds: sometimes written and pronounced kentle.