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A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a mold, or served on bread. [Written also ramekin.]

The man-eater, or white shark (Carcharodon carcharias); -- so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.

An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with small cannon.

An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.

d. sterling, or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value. [Written also chequin, and zequin.]

The quinsy. See Quinsy. [Obs.]

A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also sconce, and sconcheon.

See Quinsy. [Obs.]

ely. Specifically (Med.), not having the optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See Squint, n., 2.

An eye that squints. Spenser.

Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.

One who squints.

Squinting. [Obs. & R.]

a. & n. from Squint, v. -- Squint"ing*ly, adv.

To squint. [Obs.] Shak.

See Quinsy. [Obs.]

Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.

Having the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion. Bp. Wilkins.

Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty; overbearing.

See Tonka bean.