Vocabulary : Quebracho to Queened
Quebracho : A Chilian apocynaceous tree (Aspidosperma Quebracho); also, its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspn/a of the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also white quebracho, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a Mexican anacardiaceous tree (Loxopterygium Lorentzii) whose bark is said to have similar properties.Quebrith : Sulphur.
Quech : Alt. of Queck
Queck : A word occurring in a corrupt passage of Bacon's Essays, and probably meaning, to stir, to move.
Queen : The wife of a king. ;; A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of Scots. ;; A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used figuratively of cities, countries, etc. ;; The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees, ants, and termites. ;; The most powerful, and except the king the most important, piece in a set of chessmen. ;; A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the queen of spades. ;; A male homosexual, esp. one who is effeminate or dresses in women's clothing. ;; To act the part of a queen. ;; To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion) of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.
