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quintelQuintain Quin"tain, n. [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W.
chwintan a kind of hymeneal game.]
An object to be tilted at; -- called also quintel. [Written
also quintin.]
Note: A common form in the Middle Ages was an upright post,
on the top of which turned a crosspiece, having on one
end a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The
endeavor was to strike the board with the lance while
riding under, and get away without being hit by the
sand bag. ``But a quintain, a mere lifeless block.'
--Shak. QuintelQuintel Quin"tel, n.
See Quintain. Quintessence
Quintessence Quin*tes"sence, v. t.
To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a
quintessence. [R.] --Stirling. ``Truth quintessenced and
raised to the highest power.' --J. A. Symonds.
QuintessenceQuintessence Quin*tes"sence, n. [F., fr. L. quinta essentia
fifth essence. See Quint, and Essence.]
1. The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a
natural body. See Ferment oils, under Ferment. [Obs.]
Note: The ancient Greeks recognized four elements, fire, air,
water, and earth. The Pythagoreans added a fifth and
called it nether, the fifth essence, which they said
flew upward at creation and out of it the stars were
made. The alchemists sometimes considered alcohol, or
the ferment oils, as the fifth essence.
2. Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest
virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a
small quantity; pure or concentrated essence.
Let there be light, said God; and forthwith light
Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure, Sprung
from the deep. --Milton. Quintessential
Quintessential Quin`tes*sen"tial, a.
Of the nature of a quintessence; purest. ``Quintessential
extract of mediocrity.' --G. Eliot.
QuintetQuintet Quin*tet", Quintette Quin*tette", n. [It. quintetto,
dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the
fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.] (Mus.)
A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set
of five persons who sing or play five-part music. QuintetteQuintet Quin*tet", Quintette Quin*tette", n. [It. quintetto,
dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the
fifth: cf. F. quintette. See Quint.] (Mus.)
A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set
of five persons who sing or play five-part music. SquintedSquint Squint, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Squinted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Squinting.]
1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a
furtive glance.
Some can squint when they will. --Bacon.
2. (Med.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; -- to
be cross-eyed.
3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely. Squinter
Squinter Squint"er, n.
One who squints.
Meaning of Quinte from wikipedia
- Bay of
Quinte The Bay of
Quinte (/ˈkwɪnti/) is a long,
narrow bay
shaped like the
letter "Z" on the
northern s**** of Lake
Ontario in the
province of Ontario...
- Lake Ontario,
located at the
mouth of the
Moira River and on the Bay of
Quinte.
Belleville is
between Ottawa and Toronto,
along the
Quebec City-Windsor...
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Quinte West (/ˈkwɪnti/) is a city,
geographically located in but
administratively separated from
Hastings County, in
Southern Ontario, Canada. It is on...
- of
Quinte is a bay on the
northern s**** of Lake Ontario. Bay of
Quinte may also
refer to: Bay of
Quinte (federal
electoral district) Bay of
Quinte (provincial...
- The
Quinte Skyhawks are a
Canadian Junior Football League (CJFL) team
located in Belleville,
Ontario and
representing the
Quinte Region. The team plays...
- the
American Hockey League (AHL).
Built in 1978, it was then
known as the
Quinte Sports Centre and
eventually Yardmen Arena. It is part of a
larger recreational...
- been
named HMCS
Quinte; HMCS
Quinte (J166), a Bangor-class
minesweeper that
entered service in 1941 and was
discarded in 1947. HMCS
Quinte (MCB 149), a Bay-class...
-
Quinte was an
electoral riding in Ontario, Canada. It
existed from 1967 to 1999, when it was
abolished into
Prince Edward—Hastings when
ridings were redistributed...
-
Quinte Health Care is a
hospital organization that
operates four
hospitals in Ontario, Canada.
Although known as
Quinte Health Care, the
official name...
-
community in
Central Ontario in the muni****lity of
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada.
Located on the Bay of
Quinte, it is the
starting point for the Trent-Severn...
