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quintel
Quintain 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.
Quintel
Quintel 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.
Quintessence
Quintessence 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.
Quintet
Quintet 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.
Quintette
Quintet 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.
Squinted
Squint 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.

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- 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...
- Hastings Hospital (NHH). Quinte Health was originally named Quinte Healthcare Corporation (QHC); the name was changed in 2022. Quinte Health is part of the...
- Quinte West (/ˈkwɪnti/) is a city, geographically located in but administratively separated from Hastings County, in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is on...
- 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...
- The Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte (MBQ) (Mohawk: Kenhtè:ke Kanyen'kehà:ka Mohawk pronunciation: [gʌ̃h'dè:ge ganjʌ̃ge'hà:ga]) are a Mohawk community within...
- 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...
- Quintes is one of the westernmost towns of the muni****lity of Villaviciosa, Asturias, Spain. It is located on the left side of the river Rio España,...