||Squil"la (?), n.; pl. E. Squillas (#), L. Squillæ (#). [L., a sea
||onion, also, a prawn or shrimp. See Squill.] (Zoöl.) Any one of
||numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus Squilla and allied genera.
||They make burrows in mud or beneath stones on the seashore. Called
||also mantis shrimp. See Illust. under Stomapoda.
Squill*it"ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to squills. [R.] "Squillitic
vinegar." Holland.
{ Squin"ance (?), Squin"an*cy (?) }, n. [F. esquinancie, OF. squinance,
esquinance. See Quinsy.] 1. (Med.) The quinsy. See Quinsy. [Obs.]
2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly
linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also
called quincewort.
Squinancy berries, black currants; -- so called because used to cure
the quinsy. Dr. Prior.
Squinch (?), n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.] (Arch.) A small arch thrown
across the corner of a square room to support a superimposed mass, as
where an octagonal spire or drum rests upon a square tower; -- called
also sconce, and sconcheon.