559.-Fate, får, fall, fåt ;-mè, mět ;-pine, pin ;—

rotten.

To PUTREFY, pu'trẻ-fl. v. a. 183. To make
rotten, to corrupt with rottenness.
To PUTREFY, pu'trẻ-fl. v. n.
To rot.
PUTRESCENCE, på-três'sense. . 510. The
state of rotting.

PUTRESCENT, på-très sent. a. Growing rotten.
PUTRID, putrid. a. Rotten, corrupt.
PUTRIDNESS, på'trid-nes. s. Rottenness.
PUTTER, pût'tår. s. 93. One who puts. Put-
ter on; inciter, instigator.-See Pui.
PUTTINGSTONE, putting-stone. s. In some
parts of Scotland, stones are laid at the gates
of great houses, which they call Putting-stes.
for tria's of strength.

PUTTOCK, påt tak. s. 166. A buzzard. PUTTY, pât tè. s. A kind of powder on which glass is ground; a kind of cement used by gla ziers.

To PUP, påt. v. a. 173, 174. To lay or reposite| PUTREFACTIVE, på-trè-fâk ́tiv. a Making In any place; to place in any situation; to give up; to push into action; to use any action by which the place or state of any thing is changed; to cause, to produce; to add; to place in a reckoning; to reduce to any state; to oblige, to urge; to propose, to state; to bring into any state of mind or temper; to offer, to advance; to unite, to place as an ingredient. To put by to turn off, to divert, to thrust aside. To put down; to baffle, to repress, to crush; to degrade; to bring into disuse; to confute. To put forth; to propose, to extend, to emit as a sprouting plant, to exert. To put in; to interpose. To put in practice; to use, to exercise. To put off; to divest, to lay aside; to defeat or delay with some artifice or excuse; to delay, to defer, to procrastinate; to pass fallaciously; to discard; to recommend, to vend or obtrude. To put on or upon; to impute, to charge; to invest with, as clothes or eovering; to forward, to promote, to incite; to impose, to inflict; to assume, to take. To put over; to refer. To put out; to place at usury; to extinguish; to emit, as a plant; to extend, to protrude; to expel, to drive from; to make publick; to disconcert. To put to; to kill by, to punish by. To put to it; to distress, to perplex, to press hard; to put to, to assist with. To put to death; to kill. To put together; to accumulate into one sum or mass. To put up; to pass unrevenged; to expose publickly; to start; to hoard; to hide. To put upon; to ineite, to instigate; to impose, to lay upon. To put upon trial; to expose or suminou to a solein and judicial examination.

To PUZZLE, påz'zl. v. a. 405. To perplex, to
confound, to embarrass, to entangle.
To PUZZLE, påz'zl. v. n. To be bewildered in
one's own notions, to be awkward.
PUZZLE, påz'zl. s. Embarrassment, perplexity
PUZZLER, páz'zl-år. s. 98. He who puzzles.
PYGARG, pigarg. s. A bird.
PYGMEAN,~pîg-mè'ân.

pvgmy.

a.

Belonging to a

This word has the accent on the penultimate for the same reason as Epicurean. It is derived from Pygmai, Pygmies; and its adjective. f it had one, inust have had the diphthong in it, which would necessarily fix the accent on that svilable.-See EUROPEAN.

PYGMY, pig'inè. s. A dwarf, one of a nation fabled to be only three spans high, and after long wars to have been destroyed by cranes. PYLORUS, pè-lò'rås. s. 187, 503. The lower

"They less than smallest dwarfs in narrow room To PUT, put, or påt. v. n. To shoot or germi-" Throng numberless, like that pugman race nate; to steer. To put forth; to leave a port;"Beyond the Indian mount.". Milton. to germinate, to bud, to shoot out. To put in; to enter a haven. To put in for; to claim, to stand candidate for. To put in: to offer a claim. To put off; to leave land. To put over; to sail across. To put to sea; to set sail, to begin the course. To put up; to offer one's self a candidate; to advance to, to bring one's self forward. To put up with; to suffer without resentment.

a. Having

orifice of the stomach. PYPOWDER, pi'pòů-důr. s.-See PIEPOWDER PYRAMID, pir'â-m'd. s. 109, 180. In Geometry, is a solid figure, whose base is a polygon, and whose sides are plain triangles, their several points meeting in one. PYRAMIDAL, pè-ram'è-dál. 187. PYRAMIDICAL, J. the form of a pyramid. PYRAMIDICALLY, pir-å-mid'è-kil-è. ad. La form of a pyramid. PYRAMIS, pir ́à-mis. s. A. pyramid. PYRE, pire. s. A pile to be burnt. PYRITES, pè-ritez, or pir'è-têz. s. 187. Firestone; a mineral. Iron Pyrites is composed of sulphur and iron, and Copper Pyrites of sulphur and copper-Parkes' Chymistry.

The common pronunciation of London is the first sound given to this word; but in Ireland and the different counties of England, it isge berally pronounced regularly so as to rhyme with hut, nut, &c. W. Johnston has adopted this sound, and Mr. Perry gives it both ways, but seems to prefer the regular sound. Mr. Nares is decidedly in favour of this sound; and as this word, when a noun, is always so pronounced, it seems a needless departure from rule, and embarrassing the language, to have the same word differently pronounced. This is an inconvenience to which perhaps all lan-This word is accented on the second syllable guages are subject; but it ought in all languages to be avoided as much as possible.-Sce BOWL.

Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Elphinstone, Mr. Scott, Dr.
Kenrick, and Mr. Smith, adopt the first sound.
PUT, påt. s. 175. A rustick, a clown; a game at

cards.

PUTAGE, pů'tidje. s. 90. In Law, prostitution
on the woman's part.
PUTANISM, pu'ta-nizm. s. The manner of liv-
ing, or trade of a prostitute.
PUTATIVE, på tâ-tv. a. 157. Supposed, reputed.
PUTID, på tid. a. Mean, low, worthless.
PUTIDNESS, pa'tid-nës. s. Meanness, vileness.
PUTLOG, på lög. s Putlogs are pieces of tim-
ker or short poles about seven feet long, to
bear the boards they stand on to work, and to||
lay bricks and mortar upon.
PUTREDINOUS, på-trèd'è-nůs. a.

Stinking,

PUTREFACTION, på-trè-fâk'shản. s. The state of growing rotten; the act of making rotten.

by Dr. Johnson, Mr. Sheridan, Barclay, Bailey, and Fenning; and on the first by Dr. Kenrick, Dr. Ash, Mr. Perry, and Entick. Pyrites is the analogical pronunciation; for as the word is derived from the Greek get and the Lata Pirites, (both with the accent on the pennitimate. and preserving the form of their originals) ought to have the accent on the same syllables. -See Principles, No. 503. PYROMANCY, pîr'ò-mân-sè. s. 519. Divination

by fire.

-nd, move, når, nôt ;-tube, tảb, båll ;-ôîl ;-pound;-thin, THIS. PYRRHONIST, pir'rò-nist. s. A sceptick. Ma-QUADRIPARTITE, kwâ-drip'pår-tite. a. 155.

PYTHAGOREAN, pê-thông-b-rèn. a. Founded
on the opinion of Pythagoras.
PYTHAGOREAN, pè-thåg-o-rè'ân. s. A Pytha-
gorean philosopher. Mason.
PYX, piks. s. The box in which the Host is
kept.

Q.

To QUACK, kwák. v. a. 85, 86. To cry like a
duck; to act the part of a boasting pretender
to physick, or any other art.
QUACK, kwak. s. A boastful pretender to arts
which he does not understand; a vain boastful
pretender to physick, one who proclaims his
own medical abilities in publick places; an art-
ful tricking practitioner in physick.
QUACKERY, kwâk'kûr-è. s. Mean or bad acts
in physick.

Having four parts, divided into four parts.-
See BIPARTITE.

QUADRIREME, kwóď'drẻ-rème. s. A galley
with four banks of oars.

QUADRISYLLABLE, kwôd-dré-sîl ́lâ-bl. s. 414
A word of four syllables.

QUADRUPED, kwôd'drd-pêd. 8. An anima.
that goes on four legs, as, perhaps, all beasts.
QUADRUPED, kwod'drà-péd. a. Having four

feet.

QUADRUPLE, kwôd'drů-pl. a. Fourfold, four-
times told.

To QUADRUPLICATE, kwå-dru'plè-kåte. v. a.
To double twice.

QUADRUPLICATION, kwôd-drù-plè-kå'shûn. a.
Taking a thing four times.

QUADRUPLY, kwỏd'drà-plè. ad. To a fourfold
quantity.
|QUÆRE, kwè'rè.

s. Inquire, seek.
To QUAFF, kwåf. v. a. 85. To drink, to swal-
low in large draughts.

To QUAFF, kwaf. v. n. To drink luxuriously.
QUAFFER, kwaf'får. s. He who quafls.
QUAGGY, kwàg'gè. a. 35, 233. Boggy; soft, not

solid.

QUAGMIRE, kwâg'mire. s. A shaking marsh.
QUAIL, kwale. s. A bird of game.

QUAILPIPE, kwale'pipe. s. A pipe with which
fowlers allure quails.

S.

Nicely, exactly,

Nicety, petty elegance. To QUAKE, kwake. v. n. To shake with cold or fear, to tremble; to shake, not to be solid or firm.

tation.

QUACKSALVER, kwåk'sål-vår. s. One who brags of medicines or salves, a charlatan. QUADRAGESIMAL, kwôd-rá-jês ́sè-mål. a. 414. Lenten, belonging to Lent. QUADRANGLE, kwód'rång-gl. s. 414. A square, a surface with four right angles. QUADRANGULAR, kwâ-drán gå-lår. a. 414. Square, having four right angles. QUADRANT, kwå'drânt. s. 85. The fourth part,|QUAINT, kwant. a. Scrupulously, minutely exthe quarter; the quarter of a circle; an instru- act; neat, petty; subtilely excogitated, finement with which latitudes are taken. spun; affected, foppish. It has been observed in the Principles, No.||QUAINTLY, kwant le. ad. 25, 86, &c. that, by articulating the a, gives with petty elegance; artfully. it the deep broad sound equivalent to the diph- ||QUAINTNESS, kwánt'nės. thong au; and that u, preceded by q, has exactly the same effect. 414. This is evident from the sound of a in this and similar words, which, till lately, was always pronounced broad.-| Some innovators have attempted to give the aQUAKE, kwåke. s. A shudder, a tremulous agiin this word its slender sound; but the publick ear seems in opposition to it, nor ought it to be admitted. The broad sound is the genuine English pronunciation, as appears in every word where it is succeeded by r. As this consonant, when final, or followed by another consonant, gives every a that precedes it the Italian sound heard in father; so, when these letters are preceded by qu, or w, the a falls into the broad sound heard in water. Thus, as we hear bar, dart, barrel, with the sound of the Italian a, so we hear war, quart, and quarrel, with the German a. Equator, quaver, and words ending with hard c, g, and f, have departed from this rule; but a sufficient number of words are left to indicate plainly what is the analogy, and to direct us where usage is doubtful. QUADRANTAL, kwa-drún'tål. a. Included in the fourth part of a circle. QUADRATE kwa'drate. a. 91. Square, having four equal or parallel sides; divisible into four jual parts; suited, applicable. QUADRATE, kwa'drate. s. 414. A square, a surface with four equal and parallel sides. To QUADRATE, kwa dråte. v. n. To suit, to be accommodated.

QUADRATICK, kwâ-drâtîk. a. 414. Belonging

to a square.

QUAKER, kwa'kår. s. A sect of Christians that arose near the middle of the seventeenth century, who were so named from the trembling with which they preached and prayed. QUAKING-GRASS, kwa king-grass. An herb. QUALIFICATION, kwôl-lè-te-k'shůn. s. That which makes any person or thing fit for any thing; accomplishment; abatement; diminution To QUALIFY, kwôl'le-fl. v. a. 36. To fit for any thing; to furnish with qualifications, to accom plish; to make capable of any employment or privilege; to abate, to soften; to assuage; to modify, to regulate.

QUALITY, kwolle-tè. s. 86. Nature relatively considered; property, accident; particular efficacy; disposition, temper; virtue or vice; accomplishment, qualification; character, comparative or relative rank; rank, superiority of birth or station.

QUALITY, kwóllé-tè. s. 86. Persous of high rank. QUALM, kwam. s. 403. A sudden fit of sickness, a sudden seizure of sickly languor. QUALMISH, kwamish. a. Seized with sickly languor.

QUANDARY, kwôn-da'rè. s. A doubt, a difficulty. QUANTITIVE, kwon'tė-tiv. a. Estimable according to quantity.

QUADRATURE, kwôd'râ-tåre. s. The act of|QUANTITY, 'kwôn'tè-tẻ. s. 86. That property

squaring the first and last quarter of the moon; the state of being square, a quadrate, a square.

QUADRENNIAL, kwâ-drẻn'nè-âl. a. Compris mg four years; happening once in four years. QUADRIBLE, kwód re-bl. a. 405. That may be squared

QUADRIFID, kwôd'dré-fîd. a. Cloven into four
divisions

QUADBILATERAL, kwôd-drè-låt'tèr-âl, a. 414.
Having four sides.

QUADRILLE, kå-dril'. s. 415. A game at cards.

of any thing which may be increased or di minished; any indeterminate weight or measure; bulk or weight; a portion; a part; a large portion; the measure of time in pronouncing a syllable.

QUANTUM, kwôn'tům. s. The quantity, the

amount.

QUARANTINE, kwôr-rân-téèn'. s. 112. Forty days; a certain time in which a ship suspected of infection from a foreign port, is obliged to forbear intercourse or commerce with a healthy place.

559.-Fate, får, fåll, fåt :-mè, mêt ;—pine, pin ;

QUARREL, kwor'ril. s. 86, 414. A brawl, a petty [ To QUAVER, kwà'vår. v. n. 86. To shake fight, a scuffle; a dispute, a contest; a cause the voice, to speak or sing with a tremulous of debate; objection, id-will. voice; to tremble, to vibrate.-See QUADRANT

the sea or river.

To QUARREL, kwôr'ril. v. n. 99. To debate,QUAY, kè. s. 220. A key, an artificial bank to to scuffle, to squabble; to fall into variance; to fight, to combat; to find fault, to pick objections.

QUARRELLER, kwôr'ril-år. s. 98. He who quarrels.

QUARRELLOUS, kwôr'rîl-ås. a. Petulant, easily provoked to enmity.

QUARRELSOME, kwôr'rîl-sim. a. Inclined to
brawls, easily irritated, irascible, cholerick, pe-
tulant.

QUARRELSOMELY, kwôr'rîl-säm-lè. ad. In a
quarrelsome manner, petulantly, cholerickly.
QUARRELSOMENESS, kwôr'ril-sam-nës. S.
Cholerickness, petulance.
QUARRY, kwôr'rè. s. 86.

A square; game down at by a hawk; a stone mine, a place where they dig stones.

To QUARRY, kwôr'rè. v. n. To prey upon, to dig out stones.

QUARRYMAN, kwôr'rè̟-mân. s. 88. One who digs in a quarry.

QUART, kwort. s. 86, 414. The fourth part, a quarter; the fourth part of a gallon; the vessel in which strong drink is commonly retailed. QUARTAN, kwỏi tấn. s. The fourth-day ague. QUARTATION, kwôr-tå'shân. s. A chymical operation.

QUARTER, kwôr'tår. s. 86. A fourth part; a region of the skies, as referred to the seamen's card; a particular region of a town or country; the place where soldiers are lodged or stationed; proper station; remission of life, mercy granted by a conqueror; treatment shown by an enemy; friendship, amity, concord, in this sense not used; a measure of eight bushels.

To QUARTER, kwor'tår. v. a. To divide into
four parts; to divide, to break by force; to di-|
vide into distinct regions; to station or lodge
soldiers; to diet; to bear as appendage to the
hereditary arms.

QUARTERAGE, kwôr'tår-ldje. s. 90. A quarter-
ly allowance.
QUARTERDAY, kwör'tår-då. s. One of the
four days in the year on which rent or interest
is paid.

QUARTERDECK, kwôr'tår-‹lêk. s. The short
upper deck.

QUARTERLY, kwôr'tôr-lè. a. Containing a fourth part.

QUARTERLY, kwortur-l.ad. Once in a

quarter.

QUARTERMASTER, kwör'tår-må-står s. One
who regulates the quarters of soldiers.
QUARTERN, kwör'tårn. s. 98. A gill, or the
fourth part of a pint.
QUARTERSTAFF, kwỏr'tår-stâf. s. A staff of
defence.

QUARTILE, kwor'til. s. 140, 145. An aspect
of the planets, when they are three signs or
ninety degrees distant from each other.
QUARTO, kwôr'to. s. A book in which every

sheet makes four leaves. To QUASH, kwôsh. v. a. to subdue suddenly; to make void.

To crush, to squeeze ;
annul, to nullify, to

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QUEAN, kwène. s. 8. A worthless woman, generally a strumpet.

QUEASINESS, kwè'ze-nes. s. The sickness of

a nauseated stomach.

QUEASY, kwè'zè. a. Sick with nausea; fastidi ous, squeamish; causing nauseousness. QUEEN, kweèn, s. 8. The wife of a king, a

supreme governess.

To QUEEN, kwèèh. v. n. To play the queen
QUEENING, weening. s. 410. An apple.
QUEER, kwèèr. a. Odd, strange, original, par
ticular.

QUEERLY, kwèèr'lè. ad. Particularly, oddly.
QUEERNESS, kwèèr'nės. s. Oddness, parti
cularity.

Obsolete.
One that crushes

To QUELL, kwal. v. a. To crush, to subdur;
originally to kill.
QUELL, kwêl. s. Murder.
QUELLER, kwêl'lår. s. 98.
or subdues.
QUELQUECHOSE, kêk'shoze.
kickshaw. French.

s. A trifle a

To QUENCH, kwẻnsh. v. a. To extinguish fire; to still any passion or cominotion; to allay thirst; to destroy.

To QUENCH, kwensh. v. n. To cool, to grow cool. Not in use.

QUENCHABLE, kwẻnsh ́å-bl. a. That may be
quenched.

QUENCHER, kwensh'år. s. 98. Extinguisher.
QUENCHLESS, kwensh'lès. a. Unextinguishable
QUERENT, kwè'rẻnt. S. The complainant,
the plaintiff.

QUERIMONIOUS, kwêr-rè-mò'nê-ûs. a. Que
rulous, complaining.

QUERIMONIOUSLY, kwêr-rè-mò'nè-ds-lè. ad
Querulously, complainingly.
QUERIMONIOUSNESS, kwĕr-rẻ-mò'né-ès-nës.
S. A complaining temper.
QUERIST, kwè'rist. s. An inquirer, an asker
of questions.

QUERN, kwêrn. s. A handmill. Obsolete.
QUERPO, kwêr'pò. s. A dress close to the body,
a waistcoat.

QUEREY, hwer rẻ. s. A groom belonging to a prince, or one conversant in the king's stables. QUERULOUS, kwêr'rů-lås. a Mourning, habitually complaining.

QUERULOUSNESS, kwêr'rd-lås-nès. s. Habit
or quality of complaining mournfully.
QUERY, kwè'rè. s. A question, an inquiry to
be resolved.

To QUERY, kwè'rè. v. a. To ask questions.
QUEST, kwêst. s. Search, act of seekmg, an

empanelled jury; searchers, collectively; in-
quiry, examination.
QUESTANT, kwès'tant. s. Seeker, endeavourer
after. Not in use.

QUESTION, kwes'tshån. s. 464. Interroga tory, any thing inquired; inquiry, disquisition; a dispute, a subject of debate; affair to be ex amined; doubt, controversy, dispute; exami nation by torture; state of being the subject of present inquiry.

To QUESTION, kwês'tshop. v. n. To inquire, to debate by interrogatories.

To QUESTION, kwes'tshån. v. a. To examIDS one by questions; to doubt, to be uncertain of; to have no confidence in, to mention as not to be trusted.

QUESTIONABLE, kwas'tshan-á-bl. a. Doubt-
ful, disputable; suspicious, liable to suspicion,
liable to question.

QUESTIONARY, kwès'tshůn-â-rè. a. Inquiring,
asking questions.
QUESTIONABLENESS, kwes'tshån-â-bl-nès a
The quality of being questionable.

-nd, move, når, nôt ;-tåbe, tôb, bâll ;—ỗîl ;-påånd ;-thin, THIS. QUESTIONER, kwès'tshån-år. s. An inquirer.QUIETUDE, kwi'è-tude. s. Rest, repose. QUESTIONLESS, kwès'tshån-lês. ad. Certain- QUILL, kwil. s. The hard and strong feather of the wing, of which pens are made; prick or dart of a porcupine; reed on which weavers wind their threads.

QUICKSILVERED, kwîk'sil-vår'd. a. 359. Over-QUIP, kwip, s. A sharp jest, a taunt.

There is a vulgar pronunciation of the first á in this word which gives it the sound of short e; this sound is proper in quirk where the ris ceeded by a consonant, but not in the word in question, where these letters are succeeded by a vowel. See Principles, No. 103.

QUIRK, kwèrk. s. 103. Quick stroke, sharp fit; smart taunt; subtlety, nicety, arttul distinction loose light tune.

To calm, to lull, to pa-To QUIT, kwit. v. a. To discharge an oblign

The person or thing
Tranquillity of mind.
One who follows the

doctrine of Quietisin, taught by Molinos, a Span-QUITCHGRASS, kwitsh grås. s. Dog grass. ish priest, and condemned by the Church of

07559.-Fate, får, fåll, fåt ;—mê, mêt ;-plne, pin ;—

To QUITTANCE, kwit'tânse. v. a. To repay, to recompense.

QUITTERBONE, kwît'tår-bòne. s. A hard round
swelling upon the coronet between the heel and
the quarter of a horse.

QUIVER, kwiv'vår. s. 98. A case for arrows.
To QUIVER, kwiv'vår. v. n. To quake. to play
with a tremulous motion; to shiver, to shudder.
QUIVERED, kwîv'vår'd. a. 395. Furnished with
a quiver; sheathed as in a quiver.
QUODLIBET, kwód'lè-bêt. s. A nice point, a
subtlety.

QUOIF, kwoif. s. Properly CoIF. 415. Any cap
with which the head is covered; the cap of a
serjeant at law. See CoIF.

To QUOIF, kwỏif. v. a. 415. To cap, to dress
with a head-dress.
QUOIFFURE, kwoif'ùre. s. Properly Coifure.
Head-dress.

QUOIT, kwôit. s. Properly Coit. 415. Some
thing thrown to a great distance to a certain
point: the discus of the ancients is sometimes
called in English, Quoit, but improperly.

To RABBET, råb bit. v. a. 99. To pare dow pieces of wood so as to fit one another. RABBET, ráb'bit. s. A joint made by paring two pieces so that they wrap over one another. RABBI, råbbé, or råbbi. s. A doctor among RABBIN, ràb bin.

the Jews.

The first of these words, when pronounced in Scripture, ought to have the last syllable like the verb to buy.

RABBINICAL, råb-bin'è-kál. a. Belonging to
the Rabbins. Mason.

RABBIT, ráb'bit. s. A furry animal that lives on
plants, and burrows in the ground.
RABBLE, råbbl. s. 405. A tumultuous croud,
an assembly of low people.
RABBLEMENT, râb'bl-ment. s. Crowd, tannl
tuous assembly of mean people.
RABID, rab'bid. a. 544. Fierce, furious, mad.
RACE, råse. s. A family ascending; family de
scending; a generation, a collective faudr
a particular breed. Race of ginger; a root er
sprig of ginger; a particular strength or taste
of wine; contest in running; course on the
feet; progress, course.

Till the orthography of a word is fixed, it will not be easy to settle its pronunciation. That the words Quoif and Quoit ought to be|RACEHORSE, råse horse. s. Horse bred to run written Coif and Coil, appears from the deriva for prizes. tion of the first from the French coeffe, and of|RACEMATION, râs-sè-mh'shân. s. 530. Cluster the second from the Dutch coele; and if this be like that of grapes. granted, it will necessarily follow that we ought RACEMIFEROUS, rás-sè-mifèr-às. a. Bear to pronounce them Coif and Coil. 415. ing clusters. To QUOIT, kwöit v. n. To throw quoits, to play || RACER, råse'ûr. s. 98. Runner, one that con at quoits. tends in speed.

To QUOIT, kwolt. v. a. To throw.

RACINESS, rà se-nês. s. The quality of being racy

QUONDAM, kwôn'dam. a. Having been for-RACK, råk. ́s. An engine of torture; torture, merly. A ludicrous word.

QUORUM, kwo'rům. s. A bench of justices,

such a number of any officers as is sufficient to do business.

QUOTA, kwo'tâ. s. A share, a proportion as
assigned to each.

QUOTATION, kwó-tá'shån. s. 415. The act of
quoting, citation; passage adduced out of an
author as evidence or illustration.
IF In this and similar words Mr. Sheridan, and
several respectable orthoepists, pronounce the
qu like k; but, as Mr. Nares justly observes, it
is not easy to say why. If it be answered, that
the Latins so pronounced these letters, it may
be replied, that when we after our Latin pronun-
ciation, it will be time enough to alter those Eng-
lish words which are derived from that language.
To QUOTE, kwote. v. a. To cite an author, or
the words of another.

extreme pain; a distaff, commonly a portable distaff, from which they spin by twirling a ball, the clouds as they are driven by the wind; struments to lay a spit on in roasting; a wooden grate in which hay is placed for cattle; arrack, a spirituous liquor.

To RCK, rak. v. n. To stream as clouds be
fore the wind.

To RACK, rák. v. a. To tormeut by the rack:
to torment, to harass; to screw, to force to
performance; to stretch, to extend; to defe
cate, to draw off from the lees.
RACK-RENT, råk'rênt. s. Rent raised to the

uttermost.

RACK-RENTER, rák'rênt-år. s. One who pays
the uttermost rent.
RACKET, rak'kit. s. 99. An irregular clattering
noise; a confused talk in burlesque language; the
instrument with which players strike the ball
RACKOON, rák-kö3n'. s. A. animal resembling
a badger: it is found in North America and in
Jamaica.

the soil.

RADDOCK, râd'dåk, s. 166. A bird.
RADIANCE, rà'dè-ânse, or rå ́jé-ånse.?
293, 294.

QUOTER, kwo'tar. s. 98. Citer, he that quotes. QUOTH, kwath, or kwoth. verb imp. Quoth I, say 1, or said I; Quoth he, says he, or said he Mr. Sheridan, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Scott, W.||RACY, rà'sè. a. Strong, flavorous, tasting zi Johnston, Mr. Nares, Mr. Perry, and Mr. Smith, pronounce the o in this word long, as in both; but Buchanan short, as in moth. This latter pronunciation is certainly more agreeabe to the general sound of o before th, as in broth, froth, cloth, &c. but my ear fails me if I have not always heard it pronounced like the o in doth, as if written kundh, which is the pronunciation Mr. Elphinstone gives it, and, in my opinion, is the true one. QUOTIDIAN, kwò-tid'jè-ân. a. Daily, happening every day.

RADIANCY, rå'dè-ân-sè, or rå'-jè-in

sè. 376.

Sparkling lustre.

RADIANT, rå'dè-ânt, or rà'jè-ânt. a. Shimng
brightly sparkling, emitting rays.
To RADIAT, rade-ate, or rájě-åte. v. n.
emit rays, to shine.

Το

RADIATION, rå-dè-å'shôn, or rå-jè̟--À ́shủn QUOTIDIAN, kwo-t?d'jè-ân. s. 224, 293. A quo- 534. Beauty, lustre, emission of rays; e tidian fever, a fever which returns every day. sion from a centre every way. QUOTIENT, kwo'shent. s. In Arithmetick, Quo- RADICAL, rad'dé-kål. a. Primitive, original. tient is the number produced by the division of RADICALITY, râd-dè-kâl'è-tè. s. Originative the two given numbers the one by the other.|RADICALLY, råd'dé-kâl-é. ad. Originally Thus divide 12 by 4, and 3 is the quotient. primitively. RADICALNESS, râd'dè-kál-nès. s. of being radical.

R.

The star

To RADICATE, råd'dè-kåte. v. a. 91. To rect. to plant deeply and firmly.

To RABATE, rå-båte'. v. n. In Falconry, to re- RADICATION, rád-dè-kh‍shan. s. cover a hawk to the fist again.

fixing deep.

The act of