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squinance

squinance noun: the quinsy.

Noun

squinance (countable and uncountable, plural squinances)

  1. (obsolete) The quinsy.
    • […] Squinances, & other sicknesses of the neck.1642, Auger Ferrier, A learned astronomical discourse of the judgement of ..., page 60
    • […] ring-worms, scabs, squinances, fluxes, and the like […]1655, Waterman: the Sea-mans Almanack and Prognostication for the ...
  2. (obsolete) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves, formerly thought to cure the quinsy

Synonyms of squinance

Forms of squinance

pluralsquinances
alternative formsquinacy
alternative formsquinancy

Origin of squinance

From French esquinancie, from Old French squinance, esquinance. See quinsy.

Questions about squinance

What does squinance mean?
Squinance means the quinsy.
What part of speech is squinance?
Squinance is a noun.
What is the plural of squinance?
The plural of squinance is squinances.

Words near squinance in the dictionary

  1. squilloid
  2. squilloids
  3. squills
  4. squinacies
  5. squinacy
  6. squinance
  7. squinances
  8. squinancies
  9. squinancy
  10. squinancywort
  11. squinantic

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