Quern
a mill, especially a hand mill the invenfor grinding corn, used before . tion of water or windmills French
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Single-source entries: Q (4)
These 14 listings are so strange that each appears in only one of the 7 encyclopedias we compared. They include such classics as Quern, Quesnel, Quetta.
Quesnel
PASQUIER, a theologian; born in Paris, France, July distinguished course 14, 1634. After a the Congrein in the Sorbonne, he entered gation of the Oratory in 1657. At the of 28 he was appointed director of age of his congregation. It the Paris house men under was for the use of the young he commenced the celehis care that Reflexions on the brated series "Moral published New Testament." In 1675 he Leo the Great an edition of the works of , was held to maintain which in the notes accordingly placed Gallicanism, and was refused to subon the "Index." Having condemnatory of scribe the formulary Jansenism required from all members of the Oratory, Quesnel was compelled to flee to the Low Countries. He continued at Brussels his "Reflexions," which were published in a complete form. The Jesuits were unceasing in their hostility, and Quesnel el was denounced and flung into prison, but escaped to Holland. He died Dec. 2, 1719.
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Quetta
known locally as SHALKOT, a town near the N. frontier of Baluchistan, strategically important as commanding the Bolan Pass and the Pishin valley. Since 1877 Quetta and its district have been administered by British officers, the headquarters of a considerable military force, and is strongly fortified. The valley is fertile, well watered, and populous. Coal and petroleum were discovered in 1890.
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Quetzalcoatl
the god of the air of the ancient Mexicans, who presided over commerce and the useful arts, and is said to have predicted the coming of the Spaniards to Mexico.
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Quevedo Y Villegas
DON FRANCISCO DE, a Spanish poet and prose writer; born in Madrid, Spain, in 1580. His prose works are mostly 'effusions of humor and satire. His "Visions" (Sueños) have been translated into most European languages. He died in 1645.
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Quezal
a most beautiful Central American bird of the Trogon family (Trogon or Calurus resplendens). It is about the size of a magpie, and the male is adorned with tail feathers from 3 to 3½ feet in length, and of a gorgeous emerald color. The back, head, and throat are of the same color; the lower part of the chest is vivid scarlet. The female lacks these long feathers, and is otherwise much plainer. The food of the quezal consists chiefly of fruits.
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Quiberon
a small fishing-town of France, in the department of Morbihan; at the extremity of a long narrow penin- , 21 sula miles S. W. of Vannes. It was here that a body of French emigrant royalists landed from an English fleet fleet in 1795, and endeavored to rouse the people of Brittany and La Vendée against the Convention, but were defeated and driven into the sea by General Hoche. On Nov. 20, 1759, Hawke completely defeated a French fleet under Admiral Conflans in Quiberon Bay. Pop. about 3,500.
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Quichua
2026 Editor's Note: This page uses language about other peoples, religions, or nationalities that was commonplace when the book was published and is offensive by today's standards. The text has been left exactly as it was printed, rather than cut or softened, so that the historical record — including how ordinary such language once was — is preserved. (Ed: ET 2026-07-22) the name of a native race of South America, inhabiting Peru, parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, etc. etc. With the Aymaras the Quichuas co composed the larger portion of the population of the empire of the Incas. The Quichua language, which was formerly the state language of the Incas, is still the chief speech of Peru, of a large portion of Bolivia, of the part of Eucador bordering upon Peru, and of the N. section of the Argentine Republic.
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Quicklime
lime in a caustic state; calcium oxide deprived by heat of its carbon dioxide and water. This is extensively done in lime kilns, the fuel used being faggots, brushwood, or coal. The firewood and lime to be calcined are mixed. Quicklime treated with water evolves much heat, and falls into a thick paste. Lime thus slaked and mixed with sand constitutes mortar.
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Quietism
the doctrine that the essence of true religion consists in the withdrawal of the soul from external and finite objects, and its quiet concentration Rock"; "The Astonishing History of upon God. It is a form of mysticism, and has been held by individuals in the Church in all ages. In the 14th century it attracted notice in connection with the Hesychasts of the Greek Church . The term was specially used to describe the views advocated by Miguel de Molinos, a Spanish priest, who settled at Rome in 1669 or 1670. In 1676 he published his "Spiritual Guide," which was soon afterward translated into Italian, French , Latin, and English. On Aug. 28, 1687, the Inquisition condemned 68 propositions in his writings, and on November 20 he was imprisoned for life, and died Dec. 28, 1697. It was believed that the Quietist doctrine tended to disparage the external observances of religion and substitute the authority of the individual for that of the Church . In another direction, also, quietism in some cases tends to antinomianism.
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Quileute
a tribe of North American Indians, who formerly lived on a river of the same name, in the State of Washington. Their numbers were gradually reduced by wars with other tribes and the few remaining are found in the Neah Bay reservation in Washington. seaport of East
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Quilimane
a Africa, in the Portuguese territory of Mozambique, about 15 miles from the mouth of the river of the same name. The town occupies an unhealthy site. Exports, ivory, ground nuts, india-rubber, wax, copal , and oil-seeds.
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Quill
. See Pen ; Penknife; Feather; Porcupine
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Quill
or QUILLE, in ornithology, the larger and stronger feathers of the wing. They are of three kinds : primaries, secondaries, and tertiaries . In music, a small piece of quill attached to a piece of wood, by means of which certain stringed instruments, as the virginal, were played. In seal engraving , the hollow mandrel of the lathe or engine used by the seal engraver. In weaving , a small spindle, pirn, or rod upon which thread is wound to supply the shuttle with the woof, we weft, or filling, as it variously called , and which crosses the warp, or chain.
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