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Definition of Queme

1. v. t. & i. To please.

Definition of Queme

1. Noun. (obsolete) Pleasure. ¹

2. Adjective. pleasant, pleasing ¹

3. Adjective. agreeable ¹

4. Adjective. acceptable ¹

5. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To behave in a satisfying manner (term to) (someone); to be pleasing (term to). ¹

6. Verb. (intransitive obsolete) To become; come to be. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To fit. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To please; satisfy. ¹

9. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To suit. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Queme

1. to please [v QUEMED, QUEMING, QUEMES] - See also: please

Lexicographical Neighbors of Queme

Literary usage of Queme

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1857)
"(4) To queme a thing into one't hand, to slip it into the hand secretly. QUENCH, ». To put in water. ..."

2. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1880)
"QUELT, ». A sort of petticoat worn in the Highlands. V. KILT. queme ... The use of the term confirms the derivation given nuder queme. ..."

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