QUICK-SIGHTED
Quick"-sight`ed, a.
Defn: Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to discern. Locke. —Quick"-sight`ed*ness, n.
QUICKSILVER
Quick"sil`ver, n. Etym: [Quick living + silver; — so called from its
fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum vivum. See Quick, a.]
(Chem.)
Defn: The metal mercury; — so called from its resemblance to liquid silver. Quicksilver horizon, a mercurial artificial horizon. See under Horizon. — Quicksilver water, a solution of mercury nitrate used in artificial silvering; quick water.
QUICKSILVERED
Quick"sil`vered, a.
Defn: Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver and tinfoil.
QUICKSILVERING
Quick"sil`ver*ing, n.
Defn: The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.
QUICKSTEP
Quick"step`, n. (Mus.)
Defn: A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.