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quirkn.1 Origin: Of unknown origin. Etymology: Origin unknown.In sense 7 attested earlier in Welsh (compare quot. 1547 at sense 7; now usually in form cwirc), but the Welsh word is apparently < English. I. A twist or turn; a sudden or unexpected change. 1. the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun] 1565 T. Stapleton f. 100v Not vpon quirkes and suttelties in matters indifferent. 1566 T. Drant in tr. Horace sig. Ciijv The quiddityes And queerks of logique darke. 1583 P. Stubbes sig. G4 They inuente quirckes, and quiddities, shiftes, and put offes ynough to blinde the eies of the magistrates. 1607 T. Walkington sig. K8 To make him vent his bladder—they inuented this quirke, to wit, to set an old ruinous house forthwith on fire. 1642 T. Fuller v. xiii. 408 A Barreter is an horseleach that onely sucks the corrupted bloud of the Law. He trades onely in tricks and quirks. 1678 R. L'Estrange tr. Of Happy Life v. 61 in (1679) Not with Syllogisms, or Quirks of Wit; but, with plain and weighty Reason. 1711 E. Ward (ed. 3) iv. 132 Perverting solid Sense, With artful Querks and Impudence. 1717 C. Bullock ii. 16 A very good Man truly, an Experienc'd Practitioner, one that understands all the Quirks, Tricks, and Doublings of the Law. 1782 W. Cowper Progress of Error in 550 His still refuted quirks he still repeats. 1814 I. D'Israeli I. 56 A true feeling of Religion does not depend on the quirks and quibbles of human reasonings. 1842 3 Nov. 5/3 Their electoral petition was attempted to be got rid of by a quirk of the law. 1878 R. Browning cxxx In vain the Chevalier beat brain for quirk To help in this conjuncture. 1885 R. Holland at Querk Aw's no' straight theere; there's a querk somewheer. 1969 D. Griffiths Quirk, trick or deceit. the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] > instance of 1600 W. Shakespeare iii. i. 224 I may chaunce haue some odde quirkes and remnants of witte broken on me. View more context for this quotation 1633 T. Adams (i. 4) 84 It is not enough to have Sales, quirkes of wit, but Salem, soundnesse of doctrine. 1699 R. Bentley (new ed.) 145 His Quirks and Witticisms upon Me are all grafted upon his own mistakes. 1723 C. Johnson iii. 41 I shall be the Jest of the World, I shall have Quirk and Witticisms broke on me. 1794 W. Godwin I. iv. 77 Your poetry and your delicacy..your quirks and your conundrums. 1820 R. Southey I. 493 Thomas Adams had as honest a love of quips, quirks, puns, punnets, and pundigrions as Fuller the Worthy himself. 1834 F. Marryat II. x. 237 He had a quiz and a quirk for every body that passed. 1929 23 May 6 Ye wis aye fond o' bits o' quirks, an' here's a billie here pittin' a poser tae me, an' I'se han't ower tae you. the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun] > use of 1674 N. Fairfax 173 This indeed smells pretty strong of quirk, but relishes as faintly as may be of reason. 1772 ‘Junius’ II. lxviii. 310 The quirk and evasion of a practising lawyer. 1796 C. Smith IV. 221 His fears lest chicane and quirk..should deprive Althea..of the two thousand pounds. 1839 T. Carlyle v. 40 Shiftiness, quirk, attorney-cunning..fancies itself..to be talent. society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > ornament > [noun] > other ornaments 1579 S. Gosson f. 10 How many noates, how many restes, how many querks, how many corners, what chopping, what changing. 1731 A. Pope 11 Light Quirks of Musick, broken and uneven. 1883 G. P. Lathrop 126 The quirks of the melody are not unlike those of very old English ballads. 3. the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > sharpness of curve > sharp curve or bend society > communication > writing > written text > decoration > [noun] > flourish society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > flourish 1601 B. Jonson ii. iii. sig. D3v The Anti face to this, is your Lawyers face; a contracted, subtile, and Intricate face: full of quirkes, and turnings. View more context for this quotation 1607 B. Jonson iii. vii. sig. G4v Some young Frenchman..That..Knew euery quirke within lusts Laborinth. View more context for this quotation 1747 W. Hooson sig. Y2b Wherk [is] a small and unlooked for turning in the Stone, Side, or Ore. 1840 W. M. Thackeray George Cruikshank in (1900) XIII. 309 These little dots and specks, and fantastical quirks of the pencil. 1860 Bushnell in (1880) xx. 437 Write a large, full, regular, and free hand. Bring in no quirks and flourishes. 1883 Feb. 514/1 Her loveliness was saved from the insipidity of faultless lines by a little downward curve, a quirk, or call it dimple, at one corner of her mouth. 1891 S. O. Addy 46 Esquire at the end of a man's name is like the quirk of a pig's tail, more for ornament than use. 1918 W. M. Kirkland iii. 30 Clothes..adjust themselves to the swell of the chest, the quirk of the elbow, the hitch in the hip-joint. 1993 J. Byrne v. 121 Wry humour put a slight quirk in his mouth. Another night like the last, with Isabel in his arms, would try his control to the limits. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] > spasmodic movement or twitching 1826 E. T. Tayloe Jrnl. 26 Feb. in (1835) 1 436/2 The coaches are filled with well dressed women..who recognize their acquaintances by a coquetish quirk of the fan. 1854 H. D. Thoreau 306 Easily, with a few convulsive quirks, they give up their watery ghosts, like a mortal translated before his time to the thin air of heaven. 1865 Nov. 758/2 With a caper, a whisk, and a most defiant quirk of the tail. 1901 G. W. James x. 166 The Irish milkmaid catches up a kerchief or cloth and by a quirk or two converts it into a ring or crown which she places on her head. 1956 S. H. Bell ix. 124 Any number of people have walked across fields with hazel rods in their hands and never felt as much as a quirk. 1994 (Nexis) 20 May (Style section) c1 The unostentatious solo Robbins has made for him..[is] full of sudden quirks and directional shifts. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > [noun] the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > inconstancy > [noun] > capriciousness > a caprice or whim society > travel > transport > riding on horse (or other animal) > [noun] > urge on > with a whip > (types of) whip a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. ii. 49 I haue felt so many quirkes of ioy and greefe. View more context for this quotation 1831 H. Coleridge in 323 To sing the birth-song, or the funeral, Of such light love, it was a pleasant task: But ill accord the quirks of wayward glee. 1858 E. C. Gaskell in 7 Dec. 10/1 His clear decision of purpose, his odd turns and quirks of humour, added to his real strong love for the helpless little girl. 1882 L. Campbell & W. Garnett ii. 31 He must..enliven it with some quirk of fancy. 1928 J. Galsworthy ii. x. 188 That indefinable look of a damned soul..awakened within Soames..the queerest little quirk of sympathy. 1944 S. Bellow (1963) 30 I might prove unreliable, raise a cry about the ‘principle of the thing’, and with one quirk or impulse, undo him. the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or adroitness > a skill or knack the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > a special thing > an exceptional feature a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) iii. iv. 238 I haue heard of some kinde of men, that put quarrells purposely on others, to taste their valour: belike this is a man of that quirke . View more context for this quotation a1635 R. Corbet (1807) 100 He hath besides a pretty quirk..how to work In iron with much ease. 1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini i. xli. 83 Having their heads full of querks, and new inventions. 1677 W. Wycherley iv. 64 Jer. How? what quirk has she got in her head now? 1791 J. Learmont 42 He is..markin' out some dyke, or drainin' Wi' mony a quirk. 1797 J. Boaden i. i. 1 I have nothing but honesty, and some odd quirks of humour, which you accept in lieu of abler service. a1864 N. Hawthorne (1879) I. 136 His manner was full of quirks. 1868 L. M. Alcott I. iii. 44 How do you learn all the proper quirks? 1909 J. London South of Slot in 22 May 4/1 Somewhere in his make-up there was a strange twist or quirk. 1963 D. Athill ii. 23 Like anyone else, they had their charms, their interesting quirks, their endearing or impressive aspects. 2004 9 July 27/4 Many of her father's behavioural quirks, she finds out, can be attributed to ‘shell shock’ or post-traumatic stress disorder. the world > relative properties > order > disorder > irregularity > [noun] > instance of 1807 14 Aug. 4/5 The dialogue is exquisitely full of puns and flowery speeches: the sudden quirks and delicate monotony of the former, breaking over the flowers of sentiment. 1876 21 Nov. 7/4 Unwise legislation may retard it improvement in trade, some sudden quirk in the currency may interfere with it. 1913 22 Feb. 13/1 It wasn't my bringing-up that made a crook of me. Instead it was just chance—just one measly little quirk of fate. 1946 J. Hersey iv. 104 The disease had some baffling quirks. Not all the patients exhibited all the main symptoms. 1973 A. H. Sommerstein ii. 74 The other two rules..are mere quirks, survivals that play no active role in the system of the language, but merely go on existing. 1976 29 Nov. 12/7 Perhaps..it was something of an unfortunate quirk of the draw that they had to meet in the first round of the Roebuck Cup. 1990 Jan. 47/1 Heddon's Cleave is a rare example of a steep scree slope..and this route allows an intimate view of this geographical quirk. II. Technical and specialized uses. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > parts of > pattern on 1547 W. Salesbury Kwyrk hosan, a clocke; Kwyrk llain, a pece.] 1583 P. Stubbes sig. Eiiiv Then haue they nether-stocks to these gay hosen..with quirks and clocks about the ancles. 1834 J. R. Planché 260 Hose..with quirks, clocks, open seams. 1882 G. F. Jackson (at cited word) I al'ays think w'en I'm knittin' a stockin' as the waidest part's o'er w'en I get to the quirk, an' w'en the 'eel's bond down, it's aumust as good as done. 1885 R. Holland (1886) 276 Querk,..an ornamental pattern knitted in the ankle of a socking. Macclesfield, but not very commonly used. 1994 N. Bush 24 Sometimes a cable pattern, a pattern on the sides, or a ‘quirk’ (or clock) would ornament the stocking. 8. the world > relative properties > wholeness > incompleteness > part of whole > [noun] > a separate part > a piece or bit > added to or subtracted from a surface or figure 1679 J. Moxon I. vii. 130 If either a Quirk or any Addition be added to the Building, on any side of your Ground-plot, you must describe it also proportionably. 1688 R. Holme iii. 110/2 A square being struck into four parts, one of those parts in Carpentry Terms is called a Quirk. 1728 E. Chambers at Reduct A Quirk, or little Place, taken out of a larger, to make it more uniform and regular; or for some other Convenience, as for little Cabinets aside of Chimneys, Alcoves, &c. 1734 II. 216 Quirk, a Piece of Ground taken out of any Ground Plot or Floor. 1842 G. W. Francis (at cited word) The irregular garden beds, cut out of grass lawns, are..as truly quirks as any other example that can be adduced. the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > glove > types of > other > parts of 1688 R. Holme iii. 18/1 Of a Glove..the Querks, the little square peeces at the bottom of the Fingers. 1881 Suppl. Quirks, the bits between the fingers of leather gloves, where they open. 1893 J. Salisbury 30 Quirk, a small piece of leather forming a portion of the finger of a glove. 1921 K. S. Woods ii. iii. 137 ‘Forchettes’ are the pieces sewn in between the fingers, ‘quirks’ are small gussets sewn at the base of the ‘forchettes’. 1979 69/3 Instructions for slip-on gloves..and treatment of cuff edges, quirks, etc. 1982 V. Cumming 15 (caption) Diderot's Encyclopédie, Tome IV, 1764. Some of the various sections of men's gloves before they were stitched together: the hand.., the thumb..,the quirk [&c.] 1688 R. Holme iii. 385/2 Querke, is a nook shoten Pane, or any Pane whose sides and top run out of a square form. 1847 J. O. Halliwell II Quirk,..a pane of glass cut at the sides and top in the form of a rhomb. 1885 R. Holland (1886) 276 Querk, anything out of the square. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > parts of mouldings 1774 T. Skaife xliv. 190 Observe in this last method, that the thickness of the stuff be always equal to the moulding, and that the joints be always in quirks and fillets. 1799 A. Young 29 Window shutters quirk, ogee and astragal with ¼ and 2 heights and 4 panels, at 12 d. 1815 T. Rickman in J. Smith I. 173 The Grecian mouldings are often..worked with a small return technically called a quirk. 1845 J. H. Parker (ed. 4) I. 303 In Gothic architecture quirks are abundantly used between mouldings. 1876 T. Hardy I. v. 60 Along fillet, quirk, arris, and moulding. 1891 S. O. Addy 46 The terms quirk, oveloe, astragal, and ogee, occur as the names of portions of a moulded cornice. 1935 J. Lawrence xi. 103 Don't leave the quirks swimming in paint, or it will wrinkle, or perhaps even run down into the lower mouldings, and leave a ‘run’. 1970 H. Braun xv. 186 His system was to take a chisel and cut a groove, called a ‘quirk’, on either side of the angle and work the stone between these quirks to form a ‘roll’. 1990 D. Cruickshank & N. Burton iii. 174 (caption) This undercutting, called a quirk, became common after c. 1770. Compounds (In sense 9.) 1825 P. Nicholson 397 Floats are of three kinds: namely, the hand float, the quirk float, and the Derby. 1876 W. Papworth in IV. 504 He is furnished with..a hand float, a quirk float, and a derby or darby, which is a long two-handled float for forming the floated coat of lime and hair. 1958 (ed. 3) 695 Quirk-float, a plasterer's trowel specially shaped for finishing mouldings. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > moulding > other mouldings 1776 T. Skaife (ed. 2) 222 (table) Doors..hung double if stuck with a quirk moulding. 1823 G. Crabb II. at Quirk Quirk-mouldings, the convex parts of Grecian mouldings where they recede at the top, and form a re-entrant angle with the soffit or level surface which covers the moulding. 1833 J. C. Loudon 1129/2 Quirk moulding, a quirk in a moulding signifies a sharp turn. 1958 (ed. 3) 695 Quirk-moulding, a moulding having a small groove in it. 1842 J. Gwilt ii. iii. 635 Shutters... Add ·016 to the rate for every extra panel, and ·012 for any extra height, and ·008 if they are quirk moulded. ?a1860 E. Lomax & T. Gunyon II. 72 (table) Framed inch linings... Quirk moulded, as in backs and elbows, measured together. 1811 in C. R. Lounsbury (1994) 302 Splayed Elbows [with] quirk ovolo [moldings]. 1842 J. Gwilt ii. iii. 634 A two-panel door, square on one side, with quirk ovolo and bead upon the other. 1998 C. Becksvoort vii. 184 (caption) Molding consists of beads around the doors, a bullnose sill under the doors, and quirk ovolos applied around the flat door panels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quirkn.2 Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps a variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: quirk n.1 Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps a spec. sense development of quirk n.1 Compare also erk n. Perhaps compare Irish English (northern) quirk an untrustworthy fellow. Services' slang. Now rare. society > armed hostility > hostilities in the air > airman > [noun] > fighter pilot > inexperienced society > travel > air or space travel > people who fly in aircraft or spacecraft > [noun] > person in control of aircraft or spacecraft > person in control of aircraft > air force pilot > inexperienced 1916 13 Oct. 4/5 The quirk becomes used to the handling of the craft..until..the instructor allows him to fly the machine himself. 1918 E. C. Middleton ii. 33 Once he has his air-legs there is little the ‘hun’ or ‘quirk’—Service terms for beginners—does not feel himself capable of tackling. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble ix. 133 The pilot, a very harmless, innocent ‘quirk’, hardly fledged, straight from Chingford. 1931 Nov. 78/3 There are terms with which to plaster the green pilot and the non-flyer. Quirks or kiwis are beginners—sometimes the terms are broadened to include the layman. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson 51 Quirk, a flying pupil. society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > [noun] > slow or unconventional aircraft 1917 ‘Contact’ 128 The ferry-pilot who had brought me left for Rafborough almost immediately on a much-flown ‘quirk’. 1917 Daily Mail 17 July in (1977) i. 3/1 Did you see old Cole's zoom on a quirk this morning? 1919 19 Dec. 14/2 The..airman..uses the word ‘quirk’ in two senses, first to denote the learner's aeroplane, the clanging, clattering ‘rumpty’ of his youth. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons 234 Quirk,..a name for a ‘B.E.’ type of aeroplane; very stable, but very slow. Also any freak type, or unusually designed aeroplane. 1943 C. H. Ward-Jackson 51 Quirk,..a freak or slow-moving aircraft. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quirkv.1Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: quirk n.1 Etymology: < quirk n.1Apparently not attested between the end of the 16th cent. and the late 18th cent., although compare quirking n. and quirking adj.1 The following apparent earlier Older Scots example probably represents an error for quhirl , variant of whirl v.:a1527 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (Elphinstoun) vii. vi. 88 The round tap of tre, Hyt with the twynyt quhip dois quherk [a1522 quhirl; L. volitans], we se, Quham childyr dryvis bissy at that play About the closs and voyd hallis all day. 1. the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > use caustic or ironic ridicule [verb (intransitive)] the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > caustic or ironic ridicule > ridicule caustically or ironically [verb (transitive)] the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (transitive)] > sharply the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > say as a quip [verb (transitive)] > in attack 1596 T. Nashe sig. F2 Not so much to quirke or crosse me thereby, as to blesse himselfe. 1599 T. Nashe 75 Wee shall haue some spawne of a goose-quill..quirking and girding. the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [verb (transitive)] 1791 J. Learmont 43 Mefoy! he'd pawn a pair o' shoon Did Satan quirk. 1812 W. Glass 41 To pass our wooden wa's unseen, An' Britain's vigils quirk. 1820 D. Wyllie 15 The latter person tried to quirk My good acquaintance Jamie Clark. 1823 13 673 Merely quirking it upon the strength of a dozen or two hard words. 1914 N. Munro xxxii I'm sure he's quirking ye! 1916 G. Abel 78 But Moses' mither cudna quirk Aul' Pharaoh's boys. the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > form a recess in [verb (transitive)] > form (a groove) > make grooves in society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [verb (transitive)] > with strapwork, etc. 1797 P. Nicholson II. 14 To describe an Echinus, having the depth of the moulding C D, the greatest projection at D, and to be quirked at the top and bottom. 1862 J. Gwilt ii. iii. 565 When a bead is stuck so that it does not on the section merely fall in with its square returns, but leaves a space..between the junctions at the sides, it is said to be quirked. 1888 F. T. Elworthy Quirk,..used by carpenters and stonemasons. To form a narrow groove, usually in a moulding, but not necessarily. Be sure'n quirk'n out deep enough, so as to stap the drip. 1983 73 65 The impost profile.., composed of a flat upper face (quirked just below its middle)..has close counterparts at..the Kirkstall cloister. 1986 A. Tzonis & L. LeFaivre (1999) 57 A convex egg-and-dart molding that is quirked, that is, set off by an indentation. 3. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > make sudden movement [verb (intransitive)] > jerk 1821 J. Clare II. 33 We saw many a mouse Quirking round for the kernels. a1864 J. Clare (1989) I. 375 While the pindard quirking out..Siezes on the chances found & drives the straying sheep to pound. 1876 G. Meredith I. xiv. 209 That is the thing to set an audience bounding and quirking. 1948 G. H. Johnston i. 8 Her mouth quirked with tiny crinkles of amusement. 1958 S. Ellin ii. xx. 159 ‘I really am better. Just a little weak in the knees, that's all.’ Her lips quirked in a pale smile. ‘You must think I'm pretty much of a mess, don't you?’ 1975 L. Gillen ii. 28 His wide mouth quirked briefly into an answering smile. 2000 (Nexis) 14 Oct. 18 An eyebrow quirks, gently mischievous. the world > movement > motion in specific manner > sudden movement > cause to move suddenly [verb (transitive)] > jerk 1868 L. M. Alcott I. i. 17 Hurry up, and get done. Don't stop to quirk your little finger, and prink over your plate, Amy. 1949 W. Havighurst 25 ‘Well—’she took a breath and quirked her mouth so that her plump cheek dimpled like a girl's. 1978 J. Krantz viii. 222 He quirked one eyebrow at Billy. 1991 M. F. K. Fisher i. 5 He quirked his eyes and at the same time his ears at them, the way good and even bad waiters do. 2004 M. Keyes (2005) 86 She quirked a plucked eyebrow at me—when did Mam begin getting her eyebrows plucked? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). quirkv.2Origin: Apparently an imitative or expressive formation. Etymology: Apparently imitative.Compare croak v., especially as used with reference to frogs and toads (compare quots. 1894, a1903). Perhaps compare querken v. Chiefly English regional ( southern and south-western). the world > animals > by noises > voice or sound made by animal > make sound [verb (intransitive)] > croak 1746 [implied in: Exmoor Scolding in July 353/1 Thee art a crewnting, querking,..chockling baggage. (at quirking adj.2)]. 1787 F. Grose Quirking, complaining. Wilts. 1830 M. R. Mitford IV. 55 The poor little lass..sighed, and quirked, and fidgetted, and seemed ready to cry. 1867 R. Young 2 Nor whine nor quirk at sich a fashion. 1883 W. H. Cope 70 He be allus querking. 1894 E. H. Barker 289 Green frogs..quirked defiance from the banks. a1903 W. M. E. Fowler in (1903) IV. 684/1 [Hampshire] Toads querkin' in t'bushes show a hot day's comin'. 1979 N. Rogers Quirk, to complain. 1988 J. Lavers Querk, to grunt or sigh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.11565 n.21916v.11596v.21746 |
