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(kwv"r), a.[Akin to AS. cwiferlice anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. Quaver.] Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." Shak. Quiv"er v. i.[imp. & p. p.Quivered (-rd); p. pr. & vb. n.Quivering.] [Cf. Quaver.] To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver. The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. Shak. And left the limbs still quivering on the ground. Addison. Quiv"er n.The act or state of quivering; a tremor. Quiv"er n.[OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum, fr. OHG. chohhri quiver, receptacle, G. kcher quiver; akin to AS. cocor, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. Cocker a high shoe.] A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person. Beside him hung his bow And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. Milton. スポンサード リンク
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