Emily Dickinson Lexicon

QUIX'OT-ISM, n.

Romantic and absurd notions; schemes or actions like those of Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes.

QUIX'OT-RY, n.

Quixotism; visionary scheme. Scott.

QUIZ, n. [Norm. quis, quiz, sought; Sp. quisicosa; from the root of question.]

An enigma; a riddle or obscure question.

QUIZ, v.t.

To puzzle. [A popular, but not an elegant word.] Quo animo. [L.] With what intent; purpose. Quoad hoc. [L.] As to this; as it regards this particular thing named.

QUOB, v.i. [W. çwapiaw, to strike.]

To move, as the fetus in utero; to throb. [Local, vulgar, and little used.] Quod erat demonstrandum. [L.] Which was the point to be proved.

QUOD'LI-BET, n. [L. what you please.]

A nice point; a subtilty. Prior.

QUOD-LIB-E-TA'RI-AN, n.

One who talks and disputes on any subject at pleasure.

QUOD-LI-BET'IC-AL, a.

Not restrained to a particular subject; moved or discussed at pleasure for curiosity or entertainment.

QUOD-LI-BET'IC-AL-LY, adv.

At pleasure; for curiosity; so as to be debated for entertainment. Brown. Dict.

QUOIF, n. [Fr. coiffe.]

A cap or hood. [See Coif.] Shak.

QUOIF, v.t.

To cover or dress with a coif. [See Coif.] Addison. [This word may be discarded with advantage.]

QUOIF'FURE, n.

A head dress. Addison.

QUOIL,

See COIL, the better word.

QUOIN, n. [Fr. coin, a corner; Sp. cuña. See Coin.]

1. A corner. Mortimer.
2. An instrument to raise any thing; a wedge employed to raise cannon to a proper level, and for other purposes. Mar. Dict.
3. In architecture, the corner of a brick or stone wall. Encyc.

QUOIT, n. [D. coite.]

1. A kind of horse-shoe to be pitched or thrown at a fixed object in play. In common practice, a plain flat stone is used for this purpose.
2. In some authors, the discus of the ancients, thrown in trials of strength. Dryden.

QUOIT, v.i.

To throw quoits; to play at quoits. Dryden.

QUOIT, v.t.

To throw. [Not used.] Shak.

QUOLL, n.

An animal of New Holland, resembling the polecat. Dict. Nat. Hist.

QUON'DAM,

used adjectively. [L.] Having been formerly; former; as, a quondam king or friend. Shak.

QUOOK,

pret of Quake. [Obs.] Spenser.

QUO'RUM, n. [L. gen. plur. of qui, who.]

1. A bench of justices, or such a number of officers or members as is competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a quorum of the house of representatives. A constitutional quorum was not present.
2. A special commission of justices. Quorum pars fui. [L.] Of which or whom I was a part.

QUO'TA, n. [L. quotus; It. and Sp. quota; Ir. cod, cota, a part.]

A just part or share; or the share, part or proportion assigned to each. Each state was ordered to furnish its quota of troops.

QUO'TA-BLE, a.

That may be quoted or cited.

QUO-TA'TION, n. [from quote.]

1. The act of quoting or citing.
2. The passage quoted or cited; the part of a book or writing named, repeated or adduced as evidence or illustration. Locke.
3. In mercantile language, the naming of the price of commodities; or the price specified to a correspondent.
4. Quota; share. [Not used.]

QUOTE, n.

A note upon an author. [Obs.] Cotgrave.