Difference between revisions of "Quirk"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163947" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_163947" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; - sometimes written quink. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57164" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_57164" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:46, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger.
(2): ( n.) A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice.
(3): ( n.) A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; - sometimes written quink.
(4): ( n.) An irregular air; as, light quirks of music.
(5): ( n.) A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
(6): ( n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
is an architectural term for a small acute channel or recess much used in mouldings.
