Italian to English Dictionary (Dizionario Italiano-Inglese)

Quartation

The metallurgical process of alloying an impure gold sample with silver in a proportion of three parts silver to one part gold, allowing nitric acid to dissolve the silver and separate the gold.

Quarte

In fencing, the fourth defensive position of the guard, protecting the upper inside quadrant of the body with the hand held in supination.

Quattro Mori

The official flag and historical emblem of the Italian autonomous region of Sardinia, featuring four Moors' heads.

Quattuordecillion

In the short scale system (used in the US and modern British English), a number equal to 10 followed by 45 zeros (10^45).

Quinquereme

An ancient Greek or Roman galley with five banks of oars or five rowers to each oar.

Quintain

A medieval tilting post consisting of a rotating board on one side and a bag of sand or heavy weight on the other, used as a target for lancers.

Quintroon

A person of mixed race, specifically one with one black grandparent and three white grandparents.

Quoad

As far as; with respect or regard to (used mainly in legal or formal contexts).

Quodlibet

A whimsical or fanciful composition, especially in music or literature.

Spondulix

Money, cash, or funds, especially when considered in a humorous or informal context.

Tableau vivant

A scene in which actors or models remain motionless in costume, as if in a picture.