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. |
ANTIMASQUES | • antimasques n. Plural of antimasque. • ANTIMASQUE n. a secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts of a serious mask, also ANTIMASK. |
AQUAMANILES | • aquamaniles n. Plural of aquamanile. • AQUAMANILE n. a ewer in the form of a human or animal figure for ceremonial hand-washing, also AQUAMANALE. |
AQUAMARINES | • aquamarines n. Plural of aquamarine. • AQUAMARINE n. a transparent blue, blue-green, or green variety of beryl used as a gem. |
DAMASQUINED | • damasquined v. Simple past tense and past participle of damasquin. • DAMASQUIN v. to decorate or engrave metal with wavy lines and patterns, also DAMASCEENE, DAMASCENE, DAMASKEEN, DAMASKIN. |
DESQUAMATING | • desquamating v. Present participle of desquamate. • DESQUAMATE v. to scale or flake off. |
DESQUAMATION | • desquamation n. (Medicine) The shedding of the outer layers of the skin. • DESQUAMATION n. having one's skin fall off due to its being waterlogged. |
MASQUERADING | • masquerading v. Present participle of masquerade. • masquerading n. The act of one who masquerades. • MASQUERADE v. to disguise oneself. |
DESQUAMATIONS | • desquamations n. Plural of desquamation. • DESQUAMATION n. having one's skin fall off due to its being waterlogged. |
QUADRIGEMINAL | • quadrigeminal adj. Having four parts, or two pairs. • QUADRIGEMINAL adj. having four similar parts, also QUADRIGEMINATE, QUADRIGEMINOUS. |
QUARTODECIMAN | • Quartodeciman n. Any of a group of early Christians (especially in Asia Minor) who observed Pascha (Christian Passover… • Quartodeciman adj. Of or pertaining to these people. • QUARTODECIMAN n. an early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday. |
SQUANDERMANIA | • squandermania n. Excessive expenditure by a government on a supposedly prestigious project. • SQUANDERMANIA n. irrational propensity for spending money wastefully. |
QUADRIGEMINATE | • quadrigeminate adj. Synonym of quadrigeminal. • QUADRIGEMINATE adj. having four similar parts, also QUADRIGEMINAL, QUADRIGEMINOUS. |
QUARTODECIMANS | • Quartodecimans n. Plural of Quartodeciman. • QUARTODECIMAN n. an early Christian who celebrated Easter on Passover even if not a Sunday. |
QUINQUAGESIMAL | • quinquagesimal adj. Of or related to a set of 50 people or items. • QUINQUAGESIMAL adj. consisting of fifty days. |
SQUANDERMANIAS | • SQUANDERMANIA n. irrational propensity for spending money wastefully. |
EQUALITARIANISM | • equalitarianism n. Egalitarianism. • EQUALITARIANISM n. belief in equality. |