quirk

Definitions

1. 1.A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. [Obs.] "Quirks of joy and grief." Shak.
2. 2.A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak.
3. 3.An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. Pope.
4. 4.(Building) A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink. Gwilt.
5. 5.(Arch.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. Quirk molding, a bead between two quirks.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is a fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. [Obs.] "Quirks of joy and grief." Shak called?
• What is a smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak called?
• What is an irregular air; as, light quirks of music. Pope called?
• What is a piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; -- sometimes written quink. Gwilt called?
• What is a small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. Quirk molding, a bead between two quirks called?