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pyrope
n.
5ME pirope < MFr < L pyropus, red bronze < Gr pyrbpus, lit., fiery-eyed < pyr, FIRE + bps, EYE6 a variety of deep-red to black garnet, containing magnesium and aluminum, often used as a gem
pyrosis
n.
5ModL < Gr pyrbsis, a burning < pyroun, to burn < pyr, FIRE6 HEARTBURN
A disagreeable symptom with a stupid name. Thank goodness current Rx very efficacious.
pyrotechnic
adj.
5Fr pyrotechnique < Gr pyr, FIRE + technc, art: see TECHNIC6
1 of fireworks
2 designating or of devices or materials that activate propellants, safety systems, signals, etc. in spacecraft, by igniting or exploding on command
3 brilliant; dazzling !pyrotechnic wit" Also py#ro[tech4ni[cal
py#ro[tech4ni[cal[ly
adv.
Pythian
adj.
5< L Pythius < Gr Pythios, of Pythb, older name for DELPHI and its environs6
1 of Apollo as patron of Delphi and the oracle located there
2 designating or of the games held at Delphi every four years by the ancient Greeks in honor of Apollo
Python
5L < Gr Pythbn < Pythb: see PYTHIAN6 [p3] Gr. Myth. an enormous serpent that lurks in the cave of Mount Parnassus and is slain by Apollo
n.
[p3]
1 any of a genus (Python, family Boidae) of very large, nonpoisonous snakes of Asia, Africa, and Australia, that crush their prey to death
2 popularly, any large snake that crushes its prey
quadrivium
n.
5ML < L: see prec.6 in the Middle Ages, the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music: cf. TRIVIUM
trivium
n.,
pl. 3i[a 73!8 5ML < L: see TRIVIAL6 in the Middle Ages, the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric: cf. QUADRIVIUM
So if something is very elemental, it is “trivial”.
Quaesitum = apparently Latin for “question”, but I got bogged down trying to get a clear definition.
Quasimodo
So called from the first words of the Latin introit, quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes, 1 Pet. ii. 2.] (R. C. Ch.) The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday. So it means “as” (“in what way”)
I remember it as name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame
quassia !8
n.
5ModL, after Graman Quassi, black slave of Suriname who prescribed it for fever, c. 17306
1 any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family
2 the wood of either of two tropical trees (Picrasma excela or Quassia amara) of the quassia family, used in making furniture
3 a bitter drug extracted from this wood, used in insecticides and, formerly, in medicine
adj.
designating a family (Simaroubaceae, order Sapindales) of tropical American dicotyledonous shrubs and trees having alternate pinnate leaves, including ailanthus
quas[si[a 7kw9*4!, 3c !; kw9s4c !8
n.
5ModL, after Graman Quassi, black slave of Suriname who prescribed it for fever, c. 17306
1 any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family
2 the wood of either of two tropical trees (Picrasma excela or Quassia amara) of the quassia family, used in making furniture
3 a bitter drug extracted from this wood, used in insecticides and, formerly, in medicine
adj.
designating a family (Simaroubaceae, order Sapindales) of tropical American dicotyledonous shrubs and trees having alternate pinnate leaves, including ailanthus
quatenus - I struck out on this one.
quatrain
n.
5Fr < quatre < L quattuor, FOUR6 a stanza or poem of four lines, often rhyming abab, abba, or abcb
quat[rain 7kw94tran#; also kw9 tran$8
n.
5Fr < quatre < L quattuor, FOUR6 a stanza or poem of four lines, often rhyming abab, abba, or abcb
quay pronounced kee - but damned if I see why.
n.
5ME kei < MFr cai < Celt (as in Welsh cae & Bret kai, enclosure) < IE base *kagh3, to enclose > HEDGE: E sp. infl. by Fr quai (OFr cai), of same orig.6 a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
quay 7kc8
n.
5ME kei < MFr cai < Celt (as in Welsh cae & Bret kai, enclosure) < IE base *kagh3, to enclose > HEDGE: E sp. infl. by Fr quai (OFr cai), of same orig.6 a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
quay 7kc8
n.
5ME kei < MFr cai < Celt (as in Welsh cae & Bret kai, enclosure) < IE base *kagh3, to enclose > HEDGE: E sp. infl. by Fr quai (OFr cai), of same orig.6 a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
quebrada break Bruch a position where the woman stands on one foot, the other one hanging relaxed behind the standing foot, often seen with the woman hanging with all her weight against the man
(describing dance - tango
quelea
(kwe´lee) , common name for an East African weaverbird, Quelea quelea
vvvvvvvv
que[nelle 7k! nel$8
n.
5Fr < Ger kn;del, dumpling < MHG knode, a knot, akin to KNOT16 a seasoned dumpling of minced meat or fish poached in water
que[nelle 7k! nel$8
n.
5Fr < Ger kn;del, dumpling < MHG knode, a knot, akin to KNOT16 a seasoned dumpling of minced meat or fish poached in water Mother, please may I be excused?
n.
5ME pirope < MFr < L pyropus, red bronze < Gr pyrbpus, lit., fiery-eyed < pyr, FIRE + bps, EYE6 a variety of deep-red to black garnet, containing magnesium and aluminum, often used as a gem
pyrosis
n.
5ModL < Gr pyrbsis, a burning < pyroun, to burn < pyr, FIRE6 HEARTBURN
A disagreeable symptom with a stupid name. Thank goodness current Rx very efficacious.
pyrotechnic
adj.
5Fr pyrotechnique < Gr pyr, FIRE + technc, art: see TECHNIC6
1 of fireworks
2 designating or of devices or materials that activate propellants, safety systems, signals, etc. in spacecraft, by igniting or exploding on command
3 brilliant; dazzling !pyrotechnic wit" Also py#ro[tech4ni[cal
py#ro[tech4ni[cal[ly
adv.
Pythian
adj.
5< L Pythius < Gr Pythios, of Pythb, older name for DELPHI and its environs6
1 of Apollo as patron of Delphi and the oracle located there
2 designating or of the games held at Delphi every four years by the ancient Greeks in honor of Apollo
Python
5L < Gr Pythbn < Pythb: see PYTHIAN6 [p3] Gr. Myth. an enormous serpent that lurks in the cave of Mount Parnassus and is slain by Apollo
n.
[p3]
1 any of a genus (Python, family Boidae) of very large, nonpoisonous snakes of Asia, Africa, and Australia, that crush their prey to death
2 popularly, any large snake that crushes its prey
quadrivium
n.
5ML < L: see prec.6 in the Middle Ages, the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music: cf. TRIVIUM
trivium
n.,
pl. 3i[a 73!8 5ML < L: see TRIVIAL6 in the Middle Ages, the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric: cf. QUADRIVIUM
So if something is very elemental, it is “trivial”.
Quaesitum = apparently Latin for “question”, but I got bogged down trying to get a clear definition.
Quasimodo
So called from the first words of the Latin introit, quasi modo geniti infantes as newborn babes, 1 Pet. ii. 2.] (R. C. Ch.) The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday. So it means “as” (“in what way”)
I remember it as name of the Hunchback of Notre Dame
quassia !8
n.
5ModL, after Graman Quassi, black slave of Suriname who prescribed it for fever, c. 17306
1 any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family
2 the wood of either of two tropical trees (Picrasma excela or Quassia amara) of the quassia family, used in making furniture
3 a bitter drug extracted from this wood, used in insecticides and, formerly, in medicine
adj.
designating a family (Simaroubaceae, order Sapindales) of tropical American dicotyledonous shrubs and trees having alternate pinnate leaves, including ailanthus
quas[si[a 7kw9*4!, 3c !; kw9s4c !8
n.
5ModL, after Graman Quassi, black slave of Suriname who prescribed it for fever, c. 17306
1 any of a genus (Quassia) of shrubs and trees of the quassia family
2 the wood of either of two tropical trees (Picrasma excela or Quassia amara) of the quassia family, used in making furniture
3 a bitter drug extracted from this wood, used in insecticides and, formerly, in medicine
adj.
designating a family (Simaroubaceae, order Sapindales) of tropical American dicotyledonous shrubs and trees having alternate pinnate leaves, including ailanthus
quatenus - I struck out on this one.
quatrain
n.
5Fr < quatre < L quattuor, FOUR6 a stanza or poem of four lines, often rhyming abab, abba, or abcb
quat[rain 7kw94tran#; also kw9 tran$8
n.
5Fr < quatre < L quattuor, FOUR6 a stanza or poem of four lines, often rhyming abab, abba, or abcb
quay pronounced kee - but damned if I see why.
n.
5ME kei < MFr cai < Celt (as in Welsh cae & Bret kai, enclosure) < IE base *kagh3, to enclose > HEDGE: E sp. infl. by Fr quai (OFr cai), of same orig.6 a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
quay 7kc8
n.
5ME kei < MFr cai < Celt (as in Welsh cae & Bret kai, enclosure) < IE base *kagh3, to enclose > HEDGE: E sp. infl. by Fr quai (OFr cai), of same orig.6 a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
quay 7kc8
n.
5ME kei < MFr cai < Celt (as in Welsh cae & Bret kai, enclosure) < IE base *kagh3, to enclose > HEDGE: E sp. infl. by Fr quai (OFr cai), of same orig.6 a wharf, usually of concrete or stone, for use in loading and unloading ships
quebrada break Bruch a position where the woman stands on one foot, the other one hanging relaxed behind the standing foot, often seen with the woman hanging with all her weight against the man
(describing dance - tango
quelea
(kwe´lee) , common name for an East African weaverbird, Quelea quelea
vvvvvvvv
que[nelle 7k! nel$8
n.
5Fr < Ger kn;del, dumpling < MHG knode, a knot, akin to KNOT16 a seasoned dumpling of minced meat or fish poached in water
que[nelle 7k! nel$8
n.
5Fr < Ger kn;del, dumpling < MHG knode, a knot, akin to KNOT16 a seasoned dumpling of minced meat or fish poached in water Mother, please may I be excused?