Quilting
a method of sewing two pieces of silk, linen, or stuff on each other, with wool or cotton between them, by working them all over in the form of chequer or diamond work , or in flowers.
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Each of these 22 subjects appears in only one of the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. None is long enough to carry a page by itself, so they are gathered here by letter. Anything that grows moves out to a page of its own.
Quimper
a town of France, in the department of Finistère, on the Odet, 11 miles from its mouth, and 63 miles S. E. of Brest. Its cathedral (1239-1515), a stately and richly-carved and ornamental edifice, is the principal building. Potteries are in operation, as well as tan yards, sailworks, etc. Pop. about 20,000.
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Quin
JAMES, an English actor, of Irish parentage; born in London, England, Feb. 24, 1693. He made his first appearance on the stage at Dublin in 1714; shortly afterward he obtained an engagement in London, and gradually acquired celebrity as a tragic actor as well as in comic characters . He retained his pre-eminence till the appearance of Garrick in 1741. His last performance was Falstaff (1753), in which character he is supposed never to have been excelled. He died Jan. 21 , 1766.
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Quindecem Viri
(See Sibylline Books .)
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Quinet
EDGAR, a French historian and philosopher; born near Bourg France, Feb. 17, 1803. His works fill nearly 30 volumes, of which only a small part has any permanent value. He was appointed Professor of Foreign Literatures at Lyons, and afterward at the Collège de France in Paris. His principles were strongly republican, and brought him into trouble more than once. His leading works are: "Ahasuerus" (1834); "Merlin the Enchanter" (1861); "The Revolution" (1865); and "The Creation" (1869). He also wrote several long poems. He died in Versailles, March 27, 1875.
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Quinine
in chemistry, C20H24N2O20 chinin or quinia; the most important alkaloid of the true cinchona barks, first obtained, but in an impure state, by Gomez, of Lisbon, in 1811.
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Quinine Sulphates
the neutral or common medicinal sulphate, 2C20H 24 N₂O2 H2SO4+8H2O; prepared by the neutralizing quinine with dilute sulphuric acid. Quinine sulphate is largely employed as a febrifuge and tonic, and it possesses powerful antiseptic properties.
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Quinoa
Chenopodium Quinoa, a valuable food-plant, a native of Chile and the high table-land of Mexico, which much resembles some of the British species of Chenopodium. In the countries in which it is indigenous it is much cultivated for its seeds, which form a principal food of the inhabitants. It is sometimes cultivated in British gardens for its leaves, which are a good substitute for spinach.
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Quinoline
a pungent colorless liquid obtained by the distillation of bones, coal tar, and various alkaloids. SUNDAY, the QUINQUAGESIMA Sunday next before Lent, being about 50 days before Easter.
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Quinqueremes
vessels with five banks of oars, however arranged; may be regarded as the first-rates of the ancient navies.
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Quinsy
or QUINANCY, inflammatory sore throat. There is swelling of one tonsil, or of both, attended with difficulty of breathing and swallowing, and febrile symptoms.
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Quintal
a weight of 100 or 112 pounds, according to the scale used. The French quintal metrique is 100 kilogrammes or 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.
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Quintana
MANUEL JOSÉ, a Spanish poet; born in Madrid, Spain, April 11, 1772; was lawyer, journalist, and man of letters, as well as poet. He was governor or preceptor to the young Queen Isabella, was made senator and peer in 1835. He was a Liberal in politics, and twice driven from office, being imprisoned from 1814 to 1820. His most famous work is the "Lives of Celebrated Spaniards," in three volumes (1807- 1833). He died March 11, 1857.
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Quintana Roo
a federal state of Mexico, in the peninsula of Yucatan, bounded on the W. by the state of Campeche, on the N. by the state of Yucatan, on the E. by the Caribbean Sea, and on the S. by British Honduras. Puerto Morelos, Chansantacruz and Santa Cruz de Bravo are the chief towns, the last being the capital. Its area is 19,270 square miles. It was organized as a territory in 1902, and was from that time on administered directly by the government from the city of Mexico. Pop. about 10,000.
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Quintette
or QUINTET, in music: (1) A composition in five parts or for five performers. (2) Part of a movement sung by five voices soli, opposed to (3) A composition for two viocoro. lins, two tenors, and a violoncello; or two violins, a tenor, and two violoncellos; or two violins, a tenor, a violoncello, and double bass, having the same form as a sonata.
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Quintilian
QUINTILIANUS MARCUS FABIUS, a Roman rhetorician; native of Spain. In his early youth he was at Rome, and heard the lectures of Domitius Afer, who died A. D. 59. He accompanied Gabba to Rome, in the year 68, became an eminent pleader, and still more eminent as a teacher of rhetoric. He taught at Rome for 20 years, was named preceptor to the grandnephews of Domitian, had also Pliny the younger among his scholars. He tired from his public duties in 89, and is supposed to have lived about 30 years longer. His great work is entitled, "On Oratory as an Art."
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Quintilius
AURELIUS CLAUD- IUS, brother of Claudius II., was, his death, invested with the purple by the army in Aquitaine, A. D. 270, but being deserted by his troops on the approach of the rival Emperor Aurelian, who had been proclaimed by the Italiana army, he bled himself to death in a bath 17 days after assuming the scepter.
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Quintus Curtius Rufus
A Latin historian supposed to have lived in the reign of Vespasian. He wrote a history of the reign of Alexander the Great. This work is admired for the elegance of its diction.
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Quirardelli, Corneille
Quirardelli, Corneille A Franciscan born at Boulogne towards the end of the sixteenth century. He studied
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Quire
a collection of 24 sheets of paper. Wrapping, envelope, flat-cap, printing, and many other papers are not folded. News paper has 25 sheets to the quire. Also a collection of one of each of the sheets of a book laid in consecutive order ready for folding.
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Quirinal
THE, one of the seven hills of ancient Rome, and next to the Palatine and Capitoline, the oldest and most famous quarter of the city.
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Quirites
a designation of the citizens of ancient Rome as in their civil capacity. The name of Quirites belonged to them in addition to that of Romani, the latter designation applying to them in their political and military capacity.
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