| quirk |
noun |
A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence, an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as, the quirks of a pettifogger., A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice., A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit., An irregular air; as, light quirks of music., A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; — sometimes written quink., A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. |