3. A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit. Some odd quirks and remnants of wit. Shak.
4. An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. Pope.
5. (Building)
Defn: A piece of ground taken out of any regular ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.; — sometimes written quink. Gwilt.
6. (Arch.)
Defn: A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding. Quirk molding, a bead between two quirks.
QUIRKED
Quirked, a.
Defn: Having, or formed with, a quirk or quirks.
QUIRKISH
Quirk"ish
Defn: , Consisting of quirks; resembling a quirk. Barrow.