| ACQUITMENT | • acquitment n. (Law) Acquittal. • ACQUITMENT n. (obsolete) acquittal. |
| ANTIMASQUE | • antimasque n. A comic or grotesque dance presented before or between the acts of a masque. • ANTIMASQUE n. a secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask, also ANTIMASK. |
| AQUAMANILE | • aquamanile n. (Historical) A ewer or jug-like vessel, shaped like an animal or human figure, used for washing the hands. • AQUAMANILE n. a ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for ceremonial hand-washing, also AQUAMANALE. |
| AQUAMARINE | • aquamarine n. The bluish-green colour of the sea. • aquamarine n. A bluish-green variety of beryl. • aquamarine adj. Of a bluish-green colour. |
| COMMUNIQUE | • communique n. Alternative form of communiqué. • communiqué n. An official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference. • COMMUNIQUE n. (French) an official communication; esp. an official statement reporting on a meeting, conference etc. |
| DAMASQUINS | • damasquins v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of damasquin. • DAMASQUIN v. to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns, also DAMASCEENE, DAMASCENE, DAMASKEEN, DAMASKIN. |
| DOMINIQUES | • Dominiques n. Plural of Dominique. • DOMINIQUE n. (French) one of an American breed of chickens, also DOMINICK, DOMINICKER. |
| EQUANIMITY | • equanimity n. The state of being calm, stable and composed, especially under stress. • EQUANIMITY n. evenness of mind esp. under stress. |
| EQUANIMOUS | • equanimous adj. Calm and composed; of stable disposition. • EQUANIMOUS adj. of an even, composed frame of mind. |
| EQUIPMENTS | • equipments n. (Nonstandard) plural of equipment. • EQUIPMENT n. things used in equipping. |
| GAMINESQUE | • gaminesque adj. Like a gamin or gamine; mischievously charming without sophistication. • GAMINESQUE adj. playful; impish; boyish. |
| LAMBREQUIN | • lambrequin n. A scarf or other piece of material used as a covering for a helmet. • lambrequin n. (Heraldry) A heraldic representation of such an item, typically with one end pendant. • lambrequin n. (US) A short decorative drapery for a shelf edge or for the top of a window casing; a valance. |
| MANNEQUINS | • mannequins n. Plural of mannequin. • MANNEQUIN n. a dummy for the display of clothes etc., also MANIKIN, MANNIKIN. |
| MEFLOQUINE | • mefloquine n. (Pharmacology) An antimalarial drug C17H16F6N2O similar to quinine that consists of a fluorinated derivative… • MEFLOQUINE n. an antimalarial drug. |
| MISQUOTING | • misquoting v. Present participle of misquote. • MISQUOTE v. to quote incorrectly. |
| PRIMAQUINE | • primaquine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from quinoline, used as a medication in the treatment of… • PRIMAQUINE n. an antimalarial drug. |
| QUAGMIRING | • quagmiring v. Present participle of quagmire. • QUAGMIRE v. to entangle as in boggy ground. |
| SINARQUISM | • Sinarquism n. A fascist movement in Mexico during the 1930s and 1940s, with links to the Nazis and the Falangists… • SINARQUISM n. the fascist movement in Mexico, prominent around the time of the Second World War, also SINARCHISM. |
| SOMNILOQUY | • somniloquy n. (Uncountable) The act or habit of talking in one’s sleep. • somniloquy n. (Countable) Words spoken while sleeping. • SOMNILOQUY n. the act or habit of talking while asleep. |
| SQUAMATION | • squamation n. (Zoology, uncountable) The condition or character of being covered with scales. • squamation n. (Zoology, countable) A particular arrangement of scales; a special mode or form of squamation. • squamation n. (Pathology, dermatology, countable) A scaly growth on the skin. |