A printed picture coloured by the application of watercolour through stencils, using a different stencil for each colour.
A watercolour (painting)
arabesque
arabesque
noun
(art, architecture, also attributively) An elaborate design of intertwined floral figures or complex geometrical patterns, mainly used in Islamic art and architecture.
(ballet) A dance position in which the dancer stands on one leg, with the other raised backwards, and the arms outstretched.
(by extension, attributively) Elaborate or ornate creations in general.
(music) An ornate composition, especially for the piano.
arquerite
banqueter
banqueter
noun
A guest at a banquet.
barbequed
barbequed
adj
Alternative spelling of barbecued
verb
Alternative spelling of barbecued simple past tense and past participle of barbeque
baroquely
baroquely
adv
In a baroque style.
barquette
barquette
noun
A kind of small sailboat.
A small boat-shaped pastry shell with a sweet or savoury filling.
becquerel
becquerel
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of radioactive activity; the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. Symbol: Bq
beliquors
bequirtle
bergquist
bourasque
bourasque
noun
(archaic) A tempest.
briquette
briquette
noun
A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used for paving.
A molded sample of solidified cement or mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of the material.
A small brick, typically made of charcoal and used for fuel.
verb
(transitive) To form (coal, etc.) into small bricks.
brodequin
brodequin
noun
(obsolete) A buskin or half-boot.
brusquely
brusquely
adv
In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.
brusquest
brusquest
adj
superlative form of brusque: most brusque
burlesque
burlesque
adj
(dated) Parodical; parodic
noun
A derisive art form that mocks by imitation; a parody.
A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross perversion.
A variety adult entertainment show, usually including titillation such as striptease, most common from the 1880s to the 1930s.
verb
To make a burlesque parody of.
To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language.
carquaise
carquaise
noun
The annealing arch or oven used in the manufacture of plate glass.
chequered
chequered
adj
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chequer
chronique
chronique
noun
(obsolete) A chronicle.
claqueurs
claqueurs
noun
plural of claqueur
cliqueier
conquered
conquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conquer
conquerer
conquerer
noun
One who conquers
conqueror
conqueror
noun
Someone who conquers.
corsesque
critiqued
critiqued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of critique
critiques
critiques
noun
plural of critique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of critique
croqueted
croqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of croquet
croquette
croquette
noun
(cooking) A minced, cooked food (usually meat or vegetables), which is deep-fried in fat and sometimes sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
dunkerque
dunkirque
elroquite
enchequer
enquarter
enquiries
enquiries
noun
plural of enquiry
enquiring
enquiring
adj
Curious, inquisitive or investigative.
noun
An instance of making an enquiry; an asking.
verb
present participle of enquire
enriqueta
equalizer
equalizer
noun
(Canada, US, slang) A weapon, usually a blackjack or gun.
(category theory) A morphism whose codomain is the domain of a parallel pair of morphisms and which forms part of the limit of that parallel pair. Equivalently, a morphism which equalizes a parallel pair of morphisms in a limiting way, which is to say that any other morphism which equalizes that parallel pair factors through this limiting morphism; and moreover such factorization is unique.
(mathematics) A set of arguments where two or more functions have equal values; the solution set of an equation.
(sports) A goal, run, point, etc. that equalizes the score.
A conductor of low resistance joining the armature ends of the series field coils of dynamos connected in parallel.
A device that balances various quantities.
A device, such as a bar, for operating two brakes, especially a pair of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.
A sliding panel to preserve the lateral stability of an aeroplane.
An electronic audio device for altering the frequencies of sound recordings.
Any device for equalizing the pull of electromagnets.
One who makes equal; a balancer.
equerries
equerries
noun
plural of equerry
equicurve
equilater
equiliria
equimolar
equimolar
adj
(chemistry) Containing the same number of moles (of two or more compounds)
equippers
equippers
noun
plural of equipper
equirotal
equirotal
adj
Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal rotation.
esquiring
esquiring
verb
present participle of esquire
euraquilo
exchequer
exchequer
noun
A treasury.
An available fund of money, especially one for a specific purpose.
verb
(transitive) To proceed against (a person) in the Court of Exchequer.
exequatur
exequatur
noun
An official authorization given by a government to a consul etc.
extraquiz
fourquine
frequence
frequence
noun
(obsolete) A crowd or throng; a concourse.
(obsolete) Frequency; abundance.
frequency
frequency
noun
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.
frequents
frequents
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frequent
griquaite
grotesque
grotesque
adj
(typography) Sans serif.
Disgusting or otherwise viscerally revolting.
Distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal, especially in a hideous way.
noun
(typography) A sans serif typeface.
A style of ornamentation characterized by fanciful combinations of intertwined forms.
Anything grotesque.
harlequin
harlequin
adj
Brightly colored, especially in a pattern like that of a harlequin clown's clothes.
Of a greenish-chartreuse color.
noun
(entomology) Any of various riodinid butterflies of the genera Taxila and Praetaxila.
(informal) A harlequin duck.
A greenish-chartreuse color.
A pantomime fool, typically dressed in colorful checkered clothes.
verb
(intransitive) To make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.
(transitive) To remove or conjure away, as if by a harlequin's trick.
harquebus
harquebus
noun
A portable gun, varying in size from a small cannon to a musket. When used in the field it was supported upon a tripod or trestle.
An obsolete matchlock firearm.
henriques
inquirent
inquirent
adj
(obsolete) Making enquiry; questioning.
inquirers
inquirers
noun
plural of inquirer
inquiries
inquiries
noun
plural of inquiry
jacquerie
jacquerie
noun
A violent revolt by peasants.
jequerity
jequerity
noun
Alternative spelling of jequirity
jequirity
jequirity
noun
Abrus precatorius, a legume native to Indonesia with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves, whose toxic seeds ("jequirity bean") may be used as beads or in percussion instruments.
lacquered
lacquered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lacquer
lacquerer
lacquerer
noun
One who lacquers.
laquearia
laquearia
noun
(historical) The panels of a coffered ceiling in Ancient Rome.
liquefier
liquefier
noun
A device used to liquify gases (by cooling and compression)
liqueured
liqueured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of liqueur
liquifier
liquifier
noun
Alternative form of liquefier
liquorice
liquorice
noun
UK, Ireland, and India standard spelling of licorice.
maquereau
marquesan
marquesan
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Marquesas Islands.
Noun
An inhabitant of the Marquesas Islands.
Proper noun
A collection of East-Central Polynesian dialects, of the Marquesic group, spoken in the Marquesas Islands.
marquetry
marquetry
noun
(countable) An example of this work.
(uncountable, woodworking) A decorative technique in which veneers of wood, ivory, metal etc. are inlaid into a wooden surface to form intricate designs.
marquette
marquette
Proper noun
a small city in Iowa, USA.
a small city in Kansas, USA.
a city in Michigan, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
a town and a village in Wisconsin, USA.
marquises
marquises
noun
plural of marquis
plural of marquise
mauresque
misquoter
misquoter
noun
One who misquotes.
moresques
ortanique
ortanique
noun
A cross between an orange and a tangerine.
overequal
overequip
overequip
verb
(transitive) To furnish with too much equipment.
overquell
overquell
verb
(transitive) To quell or subdue completely; gain power over.
overquick
overquick
adj
Too quick; overly quick.
overquiet
overquiet
adj
Excessively quiet.
paraquets
paraquets
noun
plural of paraquet
paroquets
paroquets
noun
plural of paroquet
parqueted
parqueted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parquet
parquetry
parquetry
noun
The technique of applying wooden tiles or veneers to create a decorative geometrical pattern on floors, furniture etc.
parroquet
pasquiler
perroquet
perroquet
noun
Dated form of parakeet.
picqueter
picqueter
noun
A person who arranges artificial flowers for a living.
pratiques
pratiques
noun
plural of pratique
preacquit
preequity
prequoted
propinque
quackster
quackster
noun
(rare) A quack or charlatan.
quadmeter
quadrable
quadrable
adj
(mathematics) Of a plane figure, for which quadrature is possible.
quadrated
quadrated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quadrate
quadrates
quadrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quadrate
quadrella
quadrella
noun
(gambling, horse racing, Australia, New Zealand) A bet where the bettor must pick the winners of four nominated races at the same track.
quadrigae
quadrigae
noun
plural of quadriga
quadrille
quadrille
noun
(card games) A Spanish trick-taking card game from the 1700s played with a 40-card deck.
A choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, with a minimum of four horses.
A dance originating in the mid-1700s with four couples forming a square, rather much like the modern square dance.
A square tiling of the plane.
Quadrille ruled graph paper, quad paper.
verb
(intransitive) To dance the quadrille.
quadruped
quadruped
noun
A four-footed or four-legged animal.
A mammal ambulating on all fours.
quadruple
quadruple
adj
Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.
noun
(skating) A figure-skating jump with four revolutions in the air.
Something that is four times the usual number, amount, size, etc.
verb
(intransitive) To increase by a factor of four.
(rail transport) To provide four parallel running lines on a given stretch of railway.
(transitive) To multiply by four.
quaestors
quaestors
noun
plural of quaestor
quagmired
quagmired
adj
(of a person or thing) Sunk in a quagmire
(of a road etc) Resembling a quagmire
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quagmire
quagmires
quagmires
noun
plural of quagmire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of quagmire
quakerdom
quakeress
quakeress
Noun
A female Quaker.
quakerish
quakerish
Adjective
Suggesting or pertaining to the Quakers.
quakerism
quakerism
Noun
The belief system of the members of the Religious Society of Friends, an ostensibly Christian religious denomination that began in England in the 17th century.
A behaviour, belief, etc. that is characteristic of Quakers.
quakerize
quakerize
Verb
To convert or adapt to the Quaker religion.
quakerlet
qualifier
qualifier
noun
(computing, programming) A marker that qualifies or modifies another code element.
(grammar) A word or phrase, such as an adjective or adverb, that describes or characterizes another word or phrase, such as a noun or verb; a modifier; that adds or subtracts attributes to another.
A preliminary stage of a competition.
One who qualifies for something, especially a contestant who qualifies for a stage in a competition.
quantizer
quantizer
noun
An electronic device that samples a varying quantity (e.g. a waveform) and generates a digital response
quarenden
quarender
quarender
noun
Alternative form of quarrender (“type of apple”)
quarreled
quarreler
quarreler
noun
One who quarrels or is disposed to do so. An arguer or disputer.
quarrelet
quarriers
quarriers
noun
plural of quarrier
quarrymen
quarrymen
noun
plural of quarryman
quartered
quartered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of quarter
quarterer
quarterer
noun
(historical) One of a group of agricultural workers who were entitled to keep a quarter of the harvest as payment, yielding up the rest to their lord.
quarterly
quarterly
adj
(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.
Occurring once every quarter year (three months).
adv
Once every quarter year (three months).
noun
A periodical publication that appears four times per year.
quarterns
quarterns
noun
plural of quartern
quarteron
quarteron
noun
(obsolete) A quarter; especially, a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a hundred.
Obsolete form of quadroon.
quartette
quartette
noun
Alternative spelling of quartet
quartetto
quartetto
noun
(archaic) A quartet.
quartiles
quartiles
noun
plural of quartile
quartzite
quartzite
noun
(mineralogy) A metamorphic rock from sandstone, consisting of interlocking grains of quartz.
quartzose
quartzose
adj
Pertaining to quartz; made of quartz.
quaterion
quaternal
quaternal
adj
Occurring in fours, or having four elements.
quatorzes
quatorzes
noun
plural of quatorze
quatrayle
quatrayle
noun
(rare) A great-great-great-grandfather; the grandfather of the grandfather of one's father.
quatreble
quatreble
noun
(obsolete, music) A voice pitched a fifth above treble.