Quaalude
         n 1: sedative-hypnotic drug (trade name Quaalude) that is a drug
               of abuse [syn: {methaqualone}, {Quaalude}]

English Dictionary: quality	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quail at v anticipate with dread or anxiety [syn: apprehend, {quail at}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quality adj of superior grade; "choice wines"; "prime beef"; "prize carnations"; "quality paper"; "select peaches" Synonym(s): choice, prime(a), prize, quality, select of high social status; "people of quality"; "a quality family" n an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"-- Shakespeare a degree or grade of excellence or worth; "the quality of students has risen"; "an executive of low caliber" Synonym(s): quality, caliber, calibre a characteristic property that defines the apparent individual nature of something; "each town has a quality all its own"; "the radical character of our demands" Synonym(s): quality, character, lineament (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet" Synonym(s): timbre, timber, quality, tone high social status; "a man of quality"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quelled adj subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor" Synonym(s): quelled, quenched, squelched
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quilt n bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together Synonym(s): quilt, comforter, comfort, puff v stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt" create by stitching together
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quality \Qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Qualities}. [F. qualit[82], L.       qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which.       See {Which}.]       1. The condition of being of such and such a sort as             distinguished from others; nature or character relatively             considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.                         We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with                      many of the city not of the meanest quality. --Bacon          2. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;             assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.                         I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.                                                                               --Gray.          3. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it             is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it;             distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute;             peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait;             as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in             quality; the great quality of a statesman.          Note: Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary.                Primary are those essential to the existence, and even                the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit                Secondary are those not essential to such a conception.          4. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.                         He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and                      fencing which accompany a good breeding.                                                                               --Clarendon.          5. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.             [bd]Persons of quality.[b8] --Bacon.          {Quality binding}, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland             for binding carpets, and the like.          {The quality}, those of high rank or station, as             distinguished from {the masses}, or common people; the             nobility; the gentry.                         I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my                      feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they                      will look in their traveling habits.   --Addison.          Syn: Property; attribute; nature; peculiarity; character;                sort; rank; disposition; temper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quail \Quail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu       violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to       suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.]       1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.]             --Spenser.          2. To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under             trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and             power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to             shrink; to cower.                         The atheist power shall quail, and confess his                      fears. I. Taylor. Stouter hearts than a woman's have                      quailed in this terrible winter.         --Longfellow.          Syn: to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench;                succumb; yield.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quelling}.] [See {Quail} to cower.]       1. To die. [Obs.]                         Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.                                                                               --Spenser.          2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]                         Winter's wrath begins to quell.         --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quilled \Quilled\, a.       Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills. [bd]A       sharp-quilled porcupine.[b8] --Shak.          {Quilled suture} (Surg.), a variety of stitch in which the             threads after being passed deeply through the edges of a             wound are secured about two quills or bodies of similar             shape, in order to produce a suitable degree of pressure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quill \Quill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quilling}.]       1. To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings;             as, to quill a ruffle.                         His cravat seemed quilled into a ruff. --Goldsmith.          2. To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. --Judd.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quillet \Quil"let\, n. [L. quidlibet what you please. Cf.       {Quiddit}, and {Quibble}.]       Subtilty; nicety; quibble. [bd]Nice, sharp quillets of the       law.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quilt \Quilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Quilting}.]       1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order             to confine in place the several layers of cloth and             wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made;             as, to quilt a coat. --Dryden.          2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.          3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quilt \Quilt\, n. [OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita [?] bed,       cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d {Counterpoint}, {Cushion}.]       Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a       skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting       wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them       together; also, any outer bed cover.                   The beds were covered with magnificent quilts.                                                                               --Arbuthnot.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Quality, KY       Zip code(s): 42268
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
quality          The totality of features and characteristics of a product or       service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied       needs.   Not to be mistaken for "degree of excellence" or       "fitness for use" which meet only part of the definition.          [{ISO8402}].          (1995-11-10)