Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squinance

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: squinance
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves, formerly thought to cure the quinsy

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[…] Squinances, & other sicknesses of the neck."
"[…] ring-worms, scabs, squinances, fluxes, and the like […]"
"As also in Squinances, the Toothach ^([sic]), and elsewhere, is oftentimes easie to be seen, especially if by a singular adulterous Allurement, the Latex be derived unto any certain part: […]"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: esquinancie, squinance

Usage

Inflected Forms

squinances (plural) squinacy (alternative) squinancy (alternative)

Synonyms

quincewort squinancywort

Questions

What does squinance mean?: The quinsy.
Where does squinance come from?: It is traced to French.

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