My better parts Are all thrown down; and that which here stands up Is but a quintain, a mere lifeless block.
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Quintain
//ˈkwɪntɪn//
Synonyms for "quintain" (17 found)
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7 translations across 6 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- estaferm noun (Translations)
Danish
1 entries- quintane noun (Translations)
French
1 entries- quintaine noun (Translations)
German
2 entries- Quintana noun (Translations)
- drehender Roland noun (Translations)
Italian
1 entries- quintana noun (Translations)
Portuguese
1 entries- estafermo noun (Translations)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
At Offham, in Kent, tilting at the quintain provides a climax to the day's revels.
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In the tiltyard, his companions felt the juddering impact of his sword-blows and saw the muscled precision of his archery and his tilting at the quintain.
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