‖ [ L., the complaint having been heard. ] (Law) A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to prevent such judgment. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Physics) Radiations first observed by the French physicist Henri Becquerel, in working with uranium and its compounds. They consist of a mixture of alpha, beta, and gamma rays. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. One who burlesques. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. Same as Checker. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Conquered p. pr. & vb. n. Conquering. ] [ OF. conquerre, F. conquérir, fr. L. conquirere, -quisitum, to seek or search for, to bring together, LL., to conquer; con- + quaerere to seek. See Quest. ] 1. To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms; to cause to yield; to vanquish. “If thou conquer Rome.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we be conquer'd, let men conquer us. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

By winning words to conquer hearts,
And make persuasion do the work of fear. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.

Syn. -- To subdue; vanquish; overcome; overpower; overthrow; defeat; rout; discomfit; subjugate; reduce; humble; crush; surmount; subject; master. -- To Conquer, Vanquish, Subdue, Subjugate, Overcome. These words agree in the general idea expressed by overcome, -- that of bringing under one's power by the exertion of force. Conquer is wider and more general than vanquish, denoting usually a succession of conflicts. Vanquish is more individual, and refers usually to a single conflict. Thus, Alexander conquered Asia in a succession of battles, and vanquished Darius in one decisive engagement. Subdue implies a more gradual and continual pressure, but a surer and more final subjection. We speak of a nation as subdued when its spirit is at last broken, so that no further resistance is offered. Subjugate is to bring completely under the yoke of bondage. The ancient Gauls were never finally subdued by the Romans until they were completely subjugated. These words, when used figuratively, have correspondent meanings. We conquer our prejudices or aversions by a succesion of conflicts; but we sometimes vanquish our reluctance to duty by one decided effort: we endeavor to subdue our evil propensities by watchful and persevering exertions. Subjugate is more commonly taken in its primary meaning, and when used figuratively has generally a bad sense; as, his reason was completely subjugated to the sway of his passions. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail. [ 1913 Webster ]

He went forth conquering and to conquer. Rev. vi. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

The champions resolved to conquer or to die. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being conquered or subdued. South.

-- Con"quer*a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. A woman who conquers. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. prenom. pr. p. of conquer. [ Narrower terms: undefeated (vs. defeated) ] WordNet 1.5 ]

n. the act of conquering.
Syn. -- conquest, enslavement, subjection, subjugation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. conquereor, fr. conquerre, ] One who conquers. [ 1913 Webster ]

The Conqueror (Eng. Hist.). William the Norman (1027-1067) who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To inquire. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Equerries [ F. écurie stable, for older escurie, escuirie (confused somewhat with F. écuyer, OF. escuyer, squire), LL. scuria, OHG. skiura, sc&unr_;ra, barn, shed, G. scheuer, from a root meaning to cover, protect, and akin to L. scutum shield. See Esquire, and cf. Ecurie, Querry. ] 1. A large stable or lodge for horses. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of their horses. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In England equerries are officers of the royal household in the department of the Master of the Horse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Equerry. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Exchequered p. pr. & vb. n. Exchequering. ] To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of Exchequer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. escheker, OF. eichekier, fr. LL. scaccarium. See Checker, Chess, Check. ] 1. One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the table. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The exchequer was a court of law and equity. In the revenue department, it had jurisdiction over the proprietary rights of the crown against subjects; in the common law department, it administered justice in personal actions between subject and subject. A person proceeding against another in the revenue department was said to exchequer him. The judges of this court were one chief and four puisne barons, so styled. The Court of Exchequer Chamber sat as court of error in which the judgments of each of the superior courts of common law, in England, were subject to revision by the judges of the other two sitting collectively. Causes involving difficult questions of law were sometimes after argument, adjourned into this court from the other courts, for debate before judgment in the court below. Recent legislation in England (1880) has abolished the Court of Exchequer and the Court of Exchequer Chamber, as distinct tribunals, a single board of judiciary, the High Court of Justice, being established for the trial of all classes of civil cases. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The department of state having charge of the collection and management of the royal revenue. [ Eng. ] Hence, the treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in general; as, the company's exchequer is low. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barons of the exchequer. See under Baron. --
Chancellor of the exchequer. See under Chancellor. --
Exchequer bills or
Exchequer bonds (Eng.), bills of money, or promissory bills, issued from the exchequer by authority of Parliament; a species of paper currency emitted under the authority of the government, and bearing interest. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Written also grotesquerie. ] [ From Grotesque. ] Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings; ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion. “The sustained grotesquery of Feather-top.” K. L. Bates.
Syn. -- grotesqueness. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie, wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter. George Gissing. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ F. ] The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title, Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry. Hence, any revolt of peasants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. chercher to search, E. search. ] A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods. [ Eng. ] [ Written also jerguer. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg. lacte, fr. laca lac. See Lac the resin. ] [ Written also lacker. ] A varnish, consisting of a solution of shellac in alcohol, often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for varnishing metals, papier-maché, and wood. The name is also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental objects are made. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Lacquered p. pr. & vb. n. Lacquering. ] To cover with lacquer. “Lacquer'd chair.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who lacquers, especially one who makes a business of lacquering. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of lacquer put on. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of low-growing hairy herbs, comprising some of the bladderpods.
Syn. -- genus Lesquerella. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. mascarade, fr. Sp. mascarada, or It. mascherata. See Mask. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. [ 1913 Webster ]

In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st Mask, 4. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise. [ 1913 Webster ]

That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A Spanish diversion on horseback. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Masqueraded; p. pr. & vb. n. Masquerading. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. [ 1913 Webster ]

A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To conceal with masks; to disguise. “To masquerade vice.” Killingbeck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To conquer in anticipation. [ R. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. quercitrin. See Quercitron. ] (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. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See Quercitrin. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., an oak. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See Oak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 2d Quarrel. ] (O. Eng. Law) A complaint to a court. See Audita Querela. [ Obs. ] Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. querens, p. pr. of queri to complain. ] (O. Eng. Law) A complainant; a plaintiff. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. quaerens, p. pr. of quaerere to search for, to inquire. ] An inquirer. [ Obs. ] Aubrey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. querimonia a complaint, fr. queri to complain. See Querulous. ] Complaining; querulous; apt to complain. -- Quer`i*mo"ni*ous*ly, adv. -- Quer`i*mo"ni*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. querimonia. ] A complaint or complaining. [ Obs. ] E. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Query. ] One who inquires, or asks questions. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Icel. kverk throat. &unr_;. ] To stifle or choke. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ G. querlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn round, fr. querl, querl, a twirling stick. Cf. Twirl. ] To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a cord, thread, or rope. [ Local, U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a blooded horse. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

They made him at the querne grind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The inner or body garments taken together. See Cuerpo. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. querquedula. ] (Zool.) (a) A teal. (b) The pintail duck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A groom; an equerry. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Querulous. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. querulus and querulosus, fr. queri to complain. Cf. Cry, v., Quarrel a brawl, Quarrelous. ] 1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [ Obs. ] land. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to murmur; as, a querulous man or people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous, jealous, exacting fondness. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous tone of voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning; murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Quer"u*lous*ly, adv. -- Quer"u*lous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]