v. t. [ L. coinquinatus, p. p. of coinquinare to defile. See Inquinate. ] To pollute. [ Obs. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Defilement. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Sp., shellfish, cockle. ] A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Equine. “An equinal shape.” Heywood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. arleguinade. ] A play or part of a play in which the harlequin is conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. inquinatus, p. p. of inquinare to defile. ] To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inquinatio. ] A defiling; pollution; stain. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ species name. ] A large European spider crab.
Syn. -- European spider crab, king crab, Maja squinado. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata. ] A lampoon or satirical writing. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To lampoon, to satirize. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Quinoline + aldehyde + aniline. ] (Chem.) A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, C9H6N.CH3, first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called also methyl quinoline. [ Written also chinaldine. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. quinarius, from quini five each, akin to quinque five: cf. F. quinaire. See Five. ] Consisting of five; arranged by fives. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Quinary system (Zool.), a fanciful classification based on the hypothesis that each group contains five types. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. quini five each. ] (Bot.) Growing in sets of five; -- said especially of leaves composed of five leaflets set at the end of a common petiole. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A salt of quinic acid. [ Written also kinate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Quinoline + azote. ] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline. [ Written also chinazol. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. & F. See Quinine. ] Peruvian bark. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. esquinancie, OF. squinance, esquinance. See Quinsy. ] 1. (Med.) The quinsy. See Quinsy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort. [ 1913 Webster ]

Squinancy berries, black currants; -- so called because used to cure the quinsy. Dr. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]