| 释义 |
quin·tain
I. \ˈkwintən\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English quintaine, from Middle French, from Latin quintana street in a Roman camp separating the fifth maniple from the sixth where military exercises were performed, from feminine of quintanus fifth in rank, from quintus fifth + -anus -an
1. : an object to be tilted at; especially : a post with a crosspiece having at one end a broad board and at the other end a sandbag used especially in the middle ages in a sport the object of which was to strike the board with a lance while riding under and to get past without being hit by the sandbag
2. : the sport of tilting at a quintain
II. noun
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Etymology: quinti- + -ain (as in quatrain)
obsolete : a five-line stanza |