[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

quirk \quirk\ kw~erk, n. written also querk. cf. w.
   chwiori to turn briskly, or e. queer.
   1. a sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence,
      an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as,
      the quirks of a pettifogger. "some quirk or . . .
      evasion." --spenser.
      1913 webster

            we ground the justification of our nonconformity on
            dark subtilties and intricate quirks. --barrow.
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   2. a fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. obs. "quirks
      of joy and grief." --shak.
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   3. a smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.
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            some odd quirks and remnants of wit.  --shak.
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   4. an irregular air; as, light quirks of music. --pope.
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   5. building 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.
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   6. arch. a small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to
      its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex
      rounded molding.
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   quirk molding, a bead between two quirks.
      1913 webster
see also:
querk quirk molding 

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