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Quindecylic (?), n. [L. quindecim fifteen + -yl.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also pentadecylic acid.
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Quindem (?), n. A fifteenth part. [Obs.]
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Quindism (?), n. A fifteenth. [Obs.] Prynne.
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Quinhydrone (?), n. [Quinone + hydroquinone.] (Chem.) A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone. [Written also chinhydrone.]
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Quinia (?), n. [NL.] (Chem.) Quinine.
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Quinible (?), n. [L. quini five each.] (Mus.) An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals. [Obs.] “He sang . . . a loud quynyble.” Chaucer.
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Quinic (?), a. [See , and cf. .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a white crystalline substance. [Written also chinic, kinic.]
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Quinicine (?), n. (Chem.) An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat from quinine, with which it is isomeric.
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Quinidine (?), n. (Chem.) An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling, quinine, found in certain species of cinchona, from which it is extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is used somewhat as a febrifuge. [Written also chinidine.]
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Quinine (?), n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf. .] (Chem.) An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of cinchona (esp. Cinchona Calisaya) as a bitter white crystalline substance, C20H24N2O2. Hence, by extension (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate, chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or antiperiodic. Called also quinia, quinina, etc. [Written also chinine.]
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Quininic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid obtained as a yellow crystalline substance by the oxidation of quinine.
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{ Quininism (?), Quinism (?), } n. (Med.) See .
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Quinizarin (?), [Hydroquinone + alizarin.] (Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially. It is isomeric with alizarin.
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Quinizine (?), n. [Quinoline + hydrazine.] (Chem.) any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which are used as antipyretics.
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Quinnat (?), n. [From the native name.] (Zoöl.) The California salmon (Oncorhynchus choicha); -- called also chouicha, king salmon, chinnook salmon, and Sacramento salmon. It is of great commercial importance. [Written also quinnet.]
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Quinoa (?), n. The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food thus made.
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Quinogen (?), n. [Quinine + -gen.] (Chem.) A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.
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Quinoidine (?), n. [Quinine + -oid.] (Med. Chem.) A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the treatment of cinchona bark. It consists of a mixture of several alkaloids. [Written also chinoidine.]
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Quinoline (?), n. [Quinine + L. oleum oil + -ine.] (Chem.) A nitrogenous base, C9H7N obtained as a pungent colorless liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar, etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which quinoline proper is the type. [Written also chinoline.]
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Quinologist (?), n. One who is versed in quinology.
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Quinology (?), n. [Quinine + -logy.] The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona, and of its use in medicine.
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Quinone (?), n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.) A crystalline substance, C6H4O2 (called also benzoketone), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any one of the series of which quinone proper is the type. [Written also chinone, kinone.]
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Quinovic (?), a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline acid obtained from some varieties of cinchona bark. [Written also chinovic, and kinovic.]
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Quinovin (?), n. [NL. quina nova the tree Cosmibuena magnifolia, whose bark yields quinovin.] (Chem.) An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other barks. Called also quinova bitter, and quinova. [Written also chinovin, and kinovin.]
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Quinoxaline (?), n. [Quinoline + glyoxal.] (Chem.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with certain ketones. [Written also chinoxaline.]
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Quinoxyl (?), n. [Quinone + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical of certain quinone derivatives related to rhodizonic acid.
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Quinoyl (?), n. [Quinone + -yl.] (Chem.) A radical of which quinone is the hydride, analogous to phenyl. [Written also kinoyl.]
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Quinquagesima (?), a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See .] Fiftieth.
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Coloq. Quinquagesima Sunday , the Sunday which is the fiftieth day before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning; -- called also Shrove Sunday.
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Quinquangular (?), a. [L. quinquanqulus; quinque five + angulus ad angle: cf. F. quinquangulaire.] Having five angles or corners.
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Quinquarticular (?), a. [Quinque- + article.] (Theol.) Relating to the five articles or points; as, the quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson.
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Quinque- (?). [L. quinque five. See .] A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed.
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Quinqueangled (?), a. [Quinque- + angle.] Having five angles; quinquangular.
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{ Quinquedentate (?), Quinquedentated (?), } a. [Quinque- + dentate, -tated: cf. F. quinquédenté.] Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf.
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Quinquefarious (?), a. [From L. quinque five: cf. F. quinquéfarié. Cf. .] (Bot.) Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. Gray.
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Quinquefid (?), a. [Quique- + the root of L. findere to cleave: cf. F. quinquéfide.] (Bot.) Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla.
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{ Quinquefoliate (?), Quinquefoliated (?), } a. [Quinque- + foliate, -ated: cf. F. quinquéfolié, L. quinquefolius.] (Bot.) Having five leaves or leaflets. Gray.
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Quinque foliolate (?), a. (Bot.) Having five leaflets. Gray.
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Quinqueliteral (?), a. [Quinque- + literal.] Consisting of five letters.
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{ Quinquelobate (?), Quinquelobared (?), } a. [Quinque- + lobate, -ated: cf. F. quinquélobé.] Cut less than halfway into portions, usually somewhat rounded; five-lobed; as, a quinquelobate leaf or corolla.
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Quinquelobed (?), a. [Quinque- + lobe.] Same as .
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Quinquelocular (?), a. [Quinque- + locular: cf. F. quinquéloculaire.] Having five cells or loculi; five-celled; as, a quinquelocular pericarp.
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Quinquenerved (?), a. [Quinque- + nerve.] (Bot.) Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.
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Quinquennalia (?), n. pl. [L., fr. quinquennalis. See .] (Rom. Antiq.) Public games celebrated every five years.
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Quinquennial (?), a. [L. quinquennalis and quinquennis; quinque five + annus year. See , and cf. .] Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event.
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Quinquennium (?), n. [L.] Space of five years.
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Quinquepartite (?), a. [L. quinquepartitus; quinque five + partitus, p. p. of partire to divide: cf. F. quinquépartite.]
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1. Consisting of five parts.
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2. (Bot.) Divided into five parts almost to the base.
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Quinquereme (?), n. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five + remus an oar: cf. F. quinquérème] A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an Athenian quinquereme.
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Quinquesyllable (?), n. [Quinque- + syllable.] A word of five syllables.
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{ Quinquevalve (?), Quinquevalvular (?), } a. [Quinque- + valve, valvular: cf. F. quinquévalve.] (Bot.) Having five valves, as a pericarp.
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Quinquevir (?), n.; pl; E. Quinquevirs (#), L. Quinqueviri (#). [L., fr. quinque Five + vir man.] (Bot. Antiq.) One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
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Quinquina (?), n. [NL. & F. See .] Peruvian bark.
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Quinquivalent (?), a. [Quinque- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr. See .] (Chem.) Same as .
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Quinsy (?), n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L. cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. � sore throat, dog quinsy, fr. � dog + � to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore throat, Gr. �. Cf. , , and .] (Med.) An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling, painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of suffocation; -- called also squinancy, and squinzey.
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Quint (?), n. [F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See .] 1. A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.
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2. (Mus.) The interval of a fifth.
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3. one of a set of . [informal]
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Quintain (?), n. [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W. chwintan a kind of hymeneal game.] An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel. [Written also quintin.]
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☞ A common form in the Middle Ages was an upright post, on the top of which turned a crosspiece, having on one end a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The endeavor was to strike the board with the lance while riding under, and get away without being hit by the sand bag. “But a quintain, a mere lifeless block.” Shak.
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Quintal (?), n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred. See , and cf. .] 1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. . [Sometimes written and pronounced kentle.]
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2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100 kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.
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Quintan (?), a. [L. quintanus, fr. quintus fifth, quinque five. See .] Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever. -- n. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission lasts three days.
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Quintel (?), n. See .
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Quintessence (?), n. [F., fr. L. quinta essentia fifth essence. See , and .] 1. The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a natural body. See Ferment oils, under . [Obs.]
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☞ The ancient Greeks recognized four elements, fire, air, water, and earth. The Pythagoreans added a fifth and called it nether, the fifth essence, which they said flew upward at creation and out of it the stars were made. The alchemists sometimes considered alcohol, or the ferment oils, as the fifth essence.
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2. Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence.
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Let there be light, said God; and forthwith light
Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure,
Sprung from the deep. Milton.
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3. The most characteristic form or most perfect example of some type of object.
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Quintessence, v. t. To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a quintessence. [R.] Stirling. “Truth quintessenced and raised to the highest power.” J. A. Symonds.
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Quintessential (?), a. Of the nature of a quintessence; purest; most characteristic. “Quintessential extract of mediocrity.” G. Eliot.
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{ Quintet, Quintette } (?), n. [It. quintetto, dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintette. See .] (Mus.) A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set of five persons who sing or play five-part music.
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Quintic (?), a. [L. quintus fifth, fr. quinque five.] (Alg.) Of the fifth degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the fifth degree. See .
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Quintile (?), n. [F. quintil aspect, fr. L. quintus the fifth.] (Astron.) The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72°. Hutton.
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Quintilllion (?), n. [Formed fr. L. quintus the fifth, after the analogy of million: cf. F. quintillion. See .] According to the French notation, which is used on the Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a number produced by involving a million to the fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the Note under .
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Quintin (?), n. See .
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Quintine (?), n. [L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintine.] (Bot.) The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument. Cf. , and .
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Quintole (?), n. [It. quinto fifth.] (Mus.) A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of four of the same species.
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Quintroon (?), n. [Sp. quinteron the off-spring of a quadroon and a white.] (Ethnol.) The off-spring of an octoroon and a white person.
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Quintuple (?), a. [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple, L. quintuplex. Cf. .] Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold.
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Coloq. Quintuple time (Mus.), a time having five beats in a measure. It is seldom used.
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Quintuple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quintupled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quintupling.] [Cf. F. quintupler.] To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.
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Quintuplet (?), n. [From .] 1. A collection or combination of five of a kind.
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2. pl. Five children born in the same labor.
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3. (Mus.) A group of five connected notes; a turn of five notes.
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4. A cycle having five crank shafts and adapted for five riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.
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Quintuplets (?), n. pl. five children born from one mother in a single pregnancy.
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{ Quintuple-nerved (?), Quintuple-ribbed (?), } a. (Bot.) The same as .
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Quinzaine (?), n. [F., from quinze fifteen, L. quindecim. See .] The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the reckoning. [Written also quinzain.]
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Quinze (?), n. [F.] A game at cards in which the object is to make fifteen points.
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Quip (?), n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn, chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. , .] 1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort; a gibe.
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Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles. Milton.
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He was full of joke and jest,
But all his merry quips are o'er. Tennyson.
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2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.
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Quip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quipped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Quipping (?).] To taunt; to treat with quips.
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The more he laughs, and does her closely quip. Spenser.
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Quip, v. i. To scoff; to use taunts. Sir H. Sidney.
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Quipo (?), n. Same as .
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quipster (?), n. A person who frequently makes quips.
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Quipu (?), n.; pl. Quipus (#). [Peruv. quipu a knot.] A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans, etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and to register important facts and events. [Written also quipo.] Tylor.
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The mysterious science of the quipus . . . supplied the Peruvians with the means of communicating their ideas to one another, and of transmitting them to future generations. Prescott.
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Quirboilly (?), n. [OE. cuir bouilli.] Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape. Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was formerly used for armor. [Obs.] “His jambeux were of quyrboilly.” Chaucer.
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Quire (?), n. See . [Obs.] Spenser.
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A quire of such enticing birds. Shak.
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Quire, v. i. To sing in concert. [R.] Shak.
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