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Definition of Quickens
1. n. Quitch grass.
Definition of Quickens
1. Verb. (third-person singular of quicken) ¹
2. Noun. (archaic) A weed, quitch. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Quickens
1. quicken [v] - See also: quicken
Medical Definition of Quickens
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Quickens
Literary usage of Quickens
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of Psychology by Granville Stanley Hall, Edward Bradford Titchener (1893)
"In curve I the attention is directed downwards, which quickens, though probably
not considerably, the natural tendency for the hand to fall; in curve II the ..."
2. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"Through spacious fields of air, they wander free, Witnessing all; Anchises guides
his son From point to point, and-quickens in his mind Hunger for future ..."
3. Christian Missions and Social Progress: A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions by James Shepard Dennis (1899)
"... The same story of softened Christianity quickens . . . , , ... , . . .
hearts and compassionate ministrations can be traced to-day wherever Christianity ..."
4. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"Notwithstanding their large gill-openings, they live long out of water.
COUCH GRASS (Triticum repens), also called Wheat Grass, Dog Grass, quickens, ..."
5. Southey's Common-place Book by Robert Southey (1876)
"body nor the mind should be kept to the same food; variety not only gratifies
the taste but quickens the appetite. ..."
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