quail pigeons

pl. Ornith.: The genus Geophaps. IMG:content-0044.png:[graphic][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small] Ornith.: The family Thinocoride (q. v.). They are small birds confined to temperate South America, resembling quails in appearance, but more nearly allied to the Plovers. quaint, *quainte, v. t. [An abbrev. of acquaint (q. v.). To acquaint, to inform. "If he travaile and quainte him well." Recorde: Castle of Knowledge. quaint, * coint, *coynt, * koynt, * qeint, *quoynte, *queinte, * queynt, * quoynte, subst. [O. French coint , from Lat.cognitus =known, well known, pa. par. of cognosco to know. The meaning has been influenced by Lat. compt us =neat, adorned, pa. par. of como to arrange, to adorn; Ital.conto known, noted.] 1. Remarkable, notable, strange. 2. Noted, well-known, celebrated, famous. 3. Cunning, crafty, artful. 4. Skillful, artful, subtle, ingenious. "The erle was fulle quaynte, did mak a rich galeie, With fourscore armed knyghtes." Robert de Brunne , p. 54. 5. Prim, shy, affectedly nice, fastidious. "Every look was coy and wondrous quaint." Spenser: F. Q., IV. i. 5. "Her ballad, jest, and riddle's quaint device." Beattie : The Minstrel , bk. i. *quaint-ise, *queint-ise, *quoynt-yse, subst . [O. Fr. cointise .] 1. Cunning, artfulne , cleverne . 2. Strangene , curiousne , oddne . 3318 [Euaintly; queint-ly, "A ladder quaintly made of cords." 2. Neatly, nicely. Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen, iii. 1. "The lines are very quaintly writ." Shakesp.: Two Gentlemen, ii. 1. 3. Ingeniously, cleverly, dexterously. "Those points, indeed, you quaintly prove." Prior: Turtle and Sparrow. 4. Oddly, whimsically, fancifully. "Hung full with flowres and garlands quaintly made." Browne: Britannia's Pastorals , ii. 3. quaint-ne , subst . [Eng. quaint; -ne .] The quality or state of being quaint. "The easy turns and quaintne of the song." Drayton: Pastorals, ecl. 9. *quair, *quaire, *cwaer, s. [O. Fr. quaier (Fr. cahier).] [QUIRE.) A littlɔ book, a pamphlet. quake, *quak-en, *cwak-i-en (pa. t. * quoke , quook , quaked ), v. t. & i. [A. S. cwacian =to quake; cf. cweccan to wag. From the same root as quick (q. v.). Prov. German quacken ; Danish quackle .] A. Intransitive : 1. To shake, to tremble, as through fear or cold. 2. To be shaken with more or le violent com me tions; to vibrate. "Anon she gan perceive the house to quake." Spenser: F. Q., III. xii. 37. 3. To tremble, move, or give way under the feet, as from want of solidity; as, a quaking bog. *B. Trans.: To cause to quake or tremble; to frighten. "Where ladies shall be frighted And, gladly quaked , hear more." Shakesp.: Coriolanus , i. 9. quake, s. [QUAKE, v.] A quaking, a trembling. a sliaking; a tremulous agitation; a shudder. "Turne ageyne in quake ."-Cursor Mundi , 927. *quake-breech, s. A coward. quake-gra , s. Quaking-gra (q. v.). *quake-tail, s. The wagtail (q. v.).