n. [ Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne, coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. &unr_; Cydonian, &unr_; &unr_; a quince, fr. &unr_; Cydonia, a city in Crete, &unr_; the Cydonians. Cf. Quiddany. ]
Japan quince (Bot.),
Quince curculio (Zool.),
Quince tree (Bot.),
n. (Bot.) The squinancy. Called also
v. i. [ Cf. OD. quincken to quiver, shake, Fries. quink hovering. Cf. Quich. ] To stir; to wince. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ L. quincuncialis, from quincunx. See Quincunx. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Quincuncial phyllotaxy (Bot.),
adv. In the manner or order of a quincunx. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., fr. quinque five + uncia an ounce. The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls. See Five, and Ounce the weight. ]
n. [ Corrupted fr. sconce. ] (Arch.) A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also