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Queasy (?), a. [Icel. kweisa pain; cf. Norw. kveis sickness after a debauch.] 1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to vomit; qualmish.
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2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed; unsettled; ticklish. “ A queasy question.” Shak.
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Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms. Cowper.
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Quebec group (?). (Geol.) The middle of the three groups into which the rocks of the Canadian period have been divided in the American Lower Silurian system. See the Chart of .
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Quebracho (?), n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspnœa of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).
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Quebrith (?), n. [OE. quebrit, quibrith, Ar. kibrīt.] (Alchemy) Sulphur. [Obs.]
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{ Quech (?), Queck (?), } v. i. [Cf. , .] A word occurring in a corrupt passage of Bacon's Essays, and probably meaning, to stir, to move.
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Queen (?), n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cwēn wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. quān wife, woman, Icel. kvān wife, queen, Goth. qēns. √221. See .] 1. The wife of a king.
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2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots.
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In faith, and by the heaven's quene. Chaucer.
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3. A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. “ This queen of cities.” “ Albion, queen of isles.” Cowper.
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4. The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites.
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5. (Chess) The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen.
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6. A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades.
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Coloq. Queen apple . [Cf. OE. quyne aple quince apple.] A kind of apple; a queening. “Queen apples and red cherries.” Spenser. -- Coloq. Queen bee (Zoöl.), a female bee, especially the female of the honeybee. See . -- Coloq. Queen conch (Zoöl.), a very large West Indian cameo conch (Cassis cameo). It is much used for making cameos. -- Coloq. Queen consort , the wife of a reigning king. Blackstone. -- Coloq. Queen dowager , the widow of a king. -- Coloq. Queen gold , formerly a revenue of the queen consort of England, arising from gifts, fines, etc. -- Coloq. Queen mother , a queen dowager who is also mother of the reigning king or queen. -- Coloq. Queen of May . See May queen, under . -- Coloq. Queen of the meadow (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant (Spiræa Ulmaria). See . -- Coloq. Queen of the prairie (Bot.), an American herb (Spiræa lobata) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers. -- Coloq. Queen pigeon (Zoöl.), any one of several species of very large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus Goura, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands. They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white, and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers. Called also crowned pigeon, goura, and Victoria pigeon. -- Coloq. Queen regent , or Coloq. Queen regnant , a queen reigning in her own right. -- Coloq. Queen's Bench . See . -- Coloq. Queen's counsel , Coloq. Queen's evidence . See King's counsel, King's evidence, under . -- Coloq. Queen's delight (Bot.), an American plant (Stillinqia sylvatica) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous stem and a perennial woody root. -- Coloq. Queen's metal (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper. -- Coloq. Queen's pigeon . (Zoöl.) Same as Queen pigeon, above. -- Coloq. Queen's ware , glazed English earthenware of a cream color. -- Coloq. Queen's yellow (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly called turpetum minerale, or Turbith's mineral.
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Queen, v. i. To act the part of a queen. Shak.
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Queen, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Queened (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Queening.] (Chess.) To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.
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Queencraft (?), n. Craft or skill in policy on the part of a queen.
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Elizabeth showed much queencraft in procuring the votes of the nobility. Fuller.
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Queendom (?), n. The dominion, condition, or character of a queen. Mrs. Browning.
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Queenfish (?), n. (Zoöl.) A California sciænoid food fish (Seriphys politus). The back is bluish, and the sides and belly bright silvery. Called also kingfish.
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Queenhood (?), n. The state, personality, or character of a queen; queenliness. Tennyson.
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Queening (?), n. [See .] (Bot.) Any one of several kinds of apples, as summer queening, scarlet queening, and early queening. An apple called the queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago.
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Queenliness (?), n. The quality of being queenly; the; characteristic of a queen; stateliness; eminence among women in attractions or power.
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Queenly, a. [AS. cwēnlic feminine.] Like, becoming, or suitable to, a queen.
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Queen olive. [Cf. Sp. aceituna de la Reina olive of the Queen.] (Olive Trade) Properly, a kind of superior olive grown in the region of Seville, Spain. It is large size and oblong shape with a small but long pit; it is cured when green, keeps well, and has a delicate flavor. Loosely, any olive of similar character.
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Queen-post (?), n. [Arch.] One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed truss of similar form. See .
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Queenship, n. The state, rank, or dignity of a queen.
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Queensland nut (?). (Bot.) The nut of an Australian tree (Macadamia ternifolia). It is about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds. So called from Queensland in Australia.
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Queen truss (?). (Arch.) A truss framed with queen-posts; a queen-post truss.
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Queer (kwēr), a. [Compar. Queerer (kwērẽr); superl. Queerest.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf. querkopf a queer fellow), . twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to D. dvars, AS, þweorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel. þverr thwart, transverse, Goth. þwaìrhs angry, and perh. to L. torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf. , , , a.] 1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular; strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. “ A queer look.” W. Irving.
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2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer transaction. [Colloq.]
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3. homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
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Queer, n. 1. Counterfeit money. [Slang]
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2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]
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Coloq. To shove the queer , to put counterfeit money in circulation. [Slang]
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Queer (kwēr), v. t. [From , a.] 1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]
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2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]
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3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]
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Queerish, a. Rather queer; somewhat singular.
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Queerly, adv. In a queer or odd manner.
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Queerness, n. The quality or state of being queer.
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Queest (?), n. [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zoöl.) The European ringdove (Columba palumbus); the cushat. [Written also quist, queeze, quice, queece.] See .
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Quegh (?), n. A drinking vessel. See .
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Queint (?), a. See . [Obs.]
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Queint, obs. imp. & p. p. of . Chaucer.
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Queintise (?), n. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Quell (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Quelled (�); p. pr. & vb. n. Quelling.] [See to cower.]
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1. To die. [Obs.]
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Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell. Spenser.
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2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]
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Winter's wrath begins to quell. Spenser.
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Quell, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan, causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment, Icel. kvelja. See to cower.] 1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] Spenser.
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The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle. Chaucer.
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2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.
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The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected minority. Macaulay.
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Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt. Longfellow.
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3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease; as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.
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Much did his words the gentle lady quell. Spenser.
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Syn. -- to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress; suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.
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Quell, n. Murder. [Obs.] Shak.
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Queller (?), n. 1. A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller. [Obs.] Wyclif (Mark vi. 27).
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2. One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.
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Quellio (?), n. [Sp. cuello, L. collum neck.] A ruff for the neck. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Quelquechose (?), n. [F. quelque chose something.] A trifle; a kickshaw. Donne.
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Queme (?), v. t. & i. [AS. cwēman, akin to cuman to come. √23.] To please. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Quemeful (?), a. Kindly; merciful. [Obs.] Wyclif.
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Quench (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quenched (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quenching.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in ācwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, ācwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cwīnan, ācwīnan, to waste or dwindle away.] 1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.
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Ere our blood shall quench that fire. Shak.
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The supposition of the lady's death
Will quench the wonder of her infamy. Shak.
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2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
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Syn. -- To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
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Quench, v. i. To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.]
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Dost thou think in time
She will not quench! Shak.
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Quenchable (?), a. Capable of being quenched.
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Quencher (?), n. One who, or that which, quenches. Hammond.
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Quenchless, a. Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. “Once kindled, quenchless evermore.” Byron.
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Syn. -- Inextinguishable; unquenchable.
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-- Quenchlessly, adv. -- Quenchlessness, n.
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Quenelle (?), n. [F.] (Cookery) A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a dish by itself or for garnishing.
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Quenouille training (?). [F. quenouille distaff.] (Hort.) A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning.
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Quercitannic (kwẽrsĭtănnĭk), a. [L. quercus an oak + E. tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a tannic acid found in oak bark and extracted as a yellowish brown amorphous substance.
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Quercite (?), n. (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H7(OH)5, found in acorns, the fruit of the oak (Quercus). It has a sweet taste, and is regarded as a pentacid alcohol.
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Quercitin (kwẽrsĭtĭn), n. (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as in apple-tree bark, horse-chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the decomposition of quercitrin. Called also meletin.
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Quercitrin (?), n. [Cf. F. quercitrin. See .] (Chem.) A glucoside extracted from the bark of the oak (Quercus) as a bitter citron-yellow crystalline substance, used as a pigment and called quercitron.
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Quercitron (?), n. [F. quercitron, the name of the name of tree; L. quercus an oak + citrus the citron tree.] 1. The yellow inner bark of the Quercus tinctoria, the American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern Texas.
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2. Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See .
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Quercus (?), n. [L., an oak.] (Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See .
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Querele (?), n. [See 2d .] (O. Eng. Law) A complaint to a court. See . [Obs.] Ayliffe.
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Querent (?), n. [L. querens, p. pr. of queri to complain.] (O. Eng. Law) A complainant; a plaintiff.
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Querent, n. [L. quaerens, p. pr. of quaerere to search for, to inquire.] An inquirer. [Obs.] Aubrey.
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Querimonious (?), a. [L. querimonia a complaint, fr. queri to complain. See .] Complaining; querulous; apt to complain. -- Querimoniously, adv. -- Querimoniousness, n.
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Querimony (?), n. [L. querimonia.] A complaint or complaining. [Obs.] E. Hall.
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Querist (?), n. [See .] One who inquires, or asks questions. Swift.
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Querken (?), v. t. [Icel. kverk throat. �.] To stifle or choke. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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Querl (?), v. t. [G. querlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round, fr. querl, querl, a twirling stick. Cf. .] To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope. [Local, U.S.]
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Querl, n. A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse. [Local, U. S.]
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Quern (?), n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn; akin to D. kweern, OHG. quirn, Icel. kvern, Sw. qvarn, Dan. quærn, Goth. qairnus (in asiluqaírnus), Lith. qìrnos, and perh. E. corn.] A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and watermills. Shak.
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They made him at the querne grind. Chaucer.
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Querpo (?), n. The inner or body garments taken together. See . Dryden.
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Querquedule (?), n. [L. querquedula.] (Zool.) (a) A teal. (b) The pintail duck.
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Querry (?), n. A groom; an equerry. [Obs.]
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Querulential (?), a. Querulous. [R.]
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Querulous (?), a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. , v., a brawl, .] 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] land.
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2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people.
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Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay.
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3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice.
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Syn. -- Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.
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-- Querulously, adv. -- Querulousness, n.
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Query (?), n.; pl. Queries (#). [L. quaere, imperative sing. of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask, inquire. Cf. , , , , .] 1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.
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I shall conclude with proposing only some queries, in order to a . . . search to be made by others. Sir I. Newton.
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2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about his sincerity.
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3. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a doubt.
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Query, v. i. 1. To ask questions; to make inquiry.
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Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. Pope.
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2. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.
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Query, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Queried (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Querying.] 1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to query the motive or the fact.
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2. To address questions to; to examine by questions.
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3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.
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4. To write “ query” (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful spelling, or sense, in a proof. See .
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Quesal (?), n. (Zoöl.) The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon (Pharomachus mocinno, formerly Trogon resplendens), native of Southern Mexico and Central America. Called also quetzal, and golden trogon.
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☞ The male is remarkable for the brilliant metallic green and gold colors of his plumage, and for his extremely long plumes, which often exceed three feet in length.
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