Part 749

Quix*ot"ic (kwks*t"k), a. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; absurdly chivalric; apt to be deluded. "Feats of quixotic gallantry." Prescott.

Quix*ot"ic*al*ly (-*kal*l), adv. In a quixotic way.

Quix"ot*ism (kwks"t*z'm), n. That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry.

Quix"ot*ry (-r), n. Quixotism; visionary schemes.

Quiz (kwz), n. [It is said that Daly, the manager of a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in twenty-four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game.] 1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous hoax.

2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.

3. An odd or absurd fellow. Smart. Thackeray.

4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]

Quiz (kwz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quizzed (kwzd); p. pr. & vb. n. Quizzing (-zng).] 1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure questions.

He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.

Thackeray.

2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.

3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]

Quizzing glass, a small eyeglass.

Quiz, v. i. To conduct a quiz. See Quiz, n., 4. [U.S.]

Quiz"zer (-zr), n. One who quizzes; a quiz.

Quiz"zic*al (-z*kal), a. Relating to quizzing; given to quizzing; of the nature of a quiz; farcical; sportive.

-- Quiz"zic*al*ly, adv.

Quiz"zism (-zz'm), n. The act or habit of quizzing.

Quob (kwb), v. i. [Cf. Quaver.] [Written also quop and quab.] To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]

Quod (kwd), n. [For quad, abbrev. of quadrangle.] A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison. [Slang] "Flogged or whipped in quod." T. Hughes.

Quod, v. Quoth; said. See Quoth. [Obs.]

"Let be," quod he, "it shall not be."

Chaucer.

Quod"dies (kwd"dz), n. pl. Herring taken and cured or smoked near Quoddy Head, Maine, or near the entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay.

||Quod"li*bet (-l*bt), n. [L., what you please.]

1. A nice point; a subtilty; a debatable point.

These are your quodlibets, but no learning.