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Tranquilizing :: Tranquilizing (a.) Alt. of Tranquillizin.

Remiges :: Remiges (n. pl.) The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.

Ratteen :: Ratteen (n.) A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.

Squill :: Squill (n.) A European bulbous liliaceous plant (Urginea, formerly Scilla, maritima), of acrid, expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties used in medicine. Called also sea onion..

Squill :: Squill (n.) Any bulbous plant of the genus Scilla; as, the bluebell squill (S. mutans)..

Heart''s-ease :: Heart's-ease (n.) Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling.

Harpsichord :: Harpsichord (n.) A harp-shaped instrument of music set horizontally on legs, like the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of hammers, for striking the strings. It is now superseded by the piano..

Stomate :: Stomapoda (n. pl.) An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large, and bear the gills. Called also Gastrula, Stomatopoda, and Squilloidea..

Squillae :: Squillas (pl. ) of Squill.

Quietness :: Quietness (n.) The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise, agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness; tranquillity; calmness..

Penknife :: Penknife (n.) A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and mending quill pens..

Calamary :: Calamary (n.) A cephalopod, belonging to the genus Loligo and related genera. There are many species. They have a sack of inklike fluid which they discharge from the siphon tube, when pursued or alarmed, in order to confuse their enemies. Their shell is a thin horny plate, within the flesh of the back, shaped very much like a quill pen. In America they are called squids. See Squid..

Quillback :: Quillback (n.) An American fresh-water fish (Ictiobus, / Carpiodes, cyprinus); -- called also carp sucker, sailfish, spearfish, and skimback..

Squill :: Squill (n.) A squilla.

Impennes :: Impennes (n. pl.) An order of birds, including only the penguins, in which the wings are without quills, and not suited for flight..

Quill :: Quill (n.) The fold or plain of a ruff.

Crow-quill :: Crow-quill (n.) A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a quill..

Pteridophyta :: Pteridophyta (n. pl.) A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails, club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note under Cryptogamia..

Pentail :: Pentail (n.) A peculiar insectivore (Ptilocercus Lowii) of Borneo; -- so called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly at the base and plumose at the tip..

Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle..

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