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a. (Her.) Adorned with eagles' heads. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.
Syn. -- columbine, aquilegia [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.
Syn. -- columbine, aquilege [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. aquilinus, fr. aquila eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See Eagle. ] 1. Belonging to or like an eagle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; -- applied particularly to the nose [ 1913 Webster ]

Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon. ] The north wind. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A quilt for a bed; a coverlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp. blanquillo whitish. ] (Zool.) A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies (Caulolatilus chrysops). It is red, marked with yellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim. of coco a cocoanut. ] (Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius.). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella handles. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. ] Lit., a shell; hence: (a) A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are served. (b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagger, etc. (c) A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for neckwear, and named from the manner in which it is gathered or fulled. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aequilateralis; aequus equal + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. équilatéral. ] Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an equilateral polygon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Equilateral hyperbola (Geom.), one whose axes are equal. --
Equilateral shell (Zoöl.), one in which a transverse line drawn through the apex of the umbo bisects the valve, or divides it into two equal and symmetrical parts. --
Mutually equilateral, applied to two figures, when every side of the one has its equal among the sides of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a figure of equal sides. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Equilibrated p. pr. & vb. n. Equilibrating ] [ L. aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance. See Equilibrium. ] To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced; equipoise. [ 1913 Webster ]

In . . . running, leaping, and dancing, nature's laws of equilibration are observed. J. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Biol.) The process by which animal and vegetable organisms preserve a physiological balance. H. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Evenly poised; balanced. Dr. H. More. -- E`qui*lib"ri*ous*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous movements; a balancer. [ 1913 Webster ]

When the equilibrist balances a rod upon his finger. Stewart. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aequilibritas equal distribution. See Equilibrium. ] The state of being balanced; equality of weight. [ R. ] J. Gregory. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. E. Equilibriums L. Equilibria [ L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See Equal, and Librate. ] 1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more forces. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to preserve the equilibrium of the body. [ 1913 Webster ]

Health consists in the equilibrium between those two powers. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with consequent indecision and doubt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Equilibrium valve (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See under Valve. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Having the two ends unequal, as in the clam, quahaug, and most lamellibranch shells. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + equi- + lobate. ] (Biol.) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inquilinus a tenant, lodger. ] (Zool.) A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Unquietness; restlessness. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ }, n. [ F. jonquille, fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves. ] (Bot.) A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus (Narcissus Jonquilla), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ It. pasquillo. ] See Pasquin. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ R. ] See Pasquin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lampooner; a pasquiler. [ R. ] Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A lampooner. [ R. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see Kayless); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir. cuille a quill. ] 1. One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the proper subject of his quill. Sir H. Wotton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) (a) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine. (b) The pen of a squid. See Pen. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Mus.) (a) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings of certain instruments. (b) The tube of a musical instrument. [ 1913 Webster ]

He touched the tender stops of various quills. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Something having the form of a quill; as: (a) The fold or plain of a ruff. (b) (Weaving) A spindle, or spool, as of reed or wood, upon which the thread for the woof is wound in a shuttle. (c) (Mach.) A hollow spindle. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Pharm.) A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or of cinchona. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Quill bit, a bit for boring resembling the half of a reed split lengthways and having its end sharpened like a gouge. --
Quill driver, one who works with a pen; a writer; a clerk. [ Jocose ] --
Quill nib, a small quill pen made to be used with a holder. Simmonds. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quilled p. pr. & vb. n. Quilling. ] 1. To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle. [ 1913 Webster ]

His cravat seemed quilled into a ruff. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. Judd. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Bot.) The bark of a rosaceous tree (Quillaja Saponaria), native of Chile. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chileans instead of soap. Also called soap bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus cyprinus syn. Carpiodes cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills. “A sharp-quilled porcupine.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quilled suture (Surg.), a variety of stitch in which the threads after being passed deeply through the edges of a wound are secured about two quills or bodies of similar shape, in order to produce a suitable degree of pressure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. quidlibet what you please. Cf. Quiddit, and Quibble. ] Subtilty; nicety; quibble. “Nice, sharp quillets of the law.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (a) A band of linen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills. (b) One of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Isoetes, cryptogamous plants with a cluster of elongated four-tubed rushlike leaves, rising from a corm, and containing spores in their enlarged and excavated bases. There are about seventeen American species, usually growing in the mud under still, shallow water. So called from the shape of the shape of the leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita &unr_; bed, cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d Counterpoint, Cushion. ] Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them together; also, any outer bed cover. [ 1913 Webster ]

The beds were covered with magnificent quilts. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Quilted; p. pr. & vb. n. Quilting. ] 1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order to confine in place the several layers of cloth and wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made; as, to quilt a coat. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, quilts. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making a quilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A quilting bee. See Bee, 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The material used for making quilts. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Naut.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of leather, -- used for removing superfluous water or other liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window panes, photographer's plates, etc. [ Written also squillgee, squillagee, squeegee. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Squilgeed p. pr. & vb. n. Squilgeeing. ] To swab, press, or treat with a squilgee; as, to squilgee a vessel's deck. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. squille (also scille a squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea maritima, formerly Scilla maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties, used in medicine. Called also sea onion. (b) Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (Scilla mutans). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) (a) A squilla. (b) A mantis. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. E. Squillas L. Squillae [ L., a sea onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See Squill. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to squills. [ R. ] “Squillitic vinegar.” Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. sterquilinium a dung pit, fr. stercus dung. ] Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district of Tequila, Mexico. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. tranquillus; probably fr. trans across, over + a word akin to quietus quiet: cf. F. tranquille. See Quiet. ] Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is tranquil. [ 1913 Webster ]

A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. tranquillité, L. tranquillitas. ] The quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; composure. [ 1913 Webster ]