| 单词 | quintain |
| 释义 | quintain[ kwin-tn ] / ˈkwɪn tn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR quintain ON THESAURUS.COM nounan object mounted on a post or attached to a movable crossbar mounted on a post, used as a target in the medieval sport of tilting. the sport of tilting at a quintain. Origin of quintain1400–50; late Middle English quyntain object for tilting at <Middle French quintaine or Medieval Latin quintāna, of obscure origin; the alleged connection with Latin quīntāna “market place in a military camp” is dubious Words nearby quintainquinquereme, quinquevalent, quinsy, quint, quinta, quintain, quintal, quintan, Quintana Roo, quintant, quinte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quintainBritish Dictionary definitions for quintainquintain / (ˈkwɪntɪn) / noun (esp in medieval Europe)a post or target set up for tilting exercises for mounted knights or foot soldiers the exercise of tilting at such a target Word Origin for quintainC14: from Old French quintaine, from Latin: street in a Roman camp between the fifth and sixth maniples, from quintus fifth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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