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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUINTIN

n. An upright post on the top of which turned a cross piece, on one end of which was fixed a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The play was to tilt on ride against the broad end with a lance, and pass without being struck by the sand bag behind.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUINTIN

QUINTIN Quin "tin, n.

Defn: See Quintain.

QUINTINE

Quin "tine, n. Etym: [L. quintus the fifth: cf. F. quintine. ] (Bot. )

Defn: The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an innermost fifth integument. Cf. Quartine, and Tercine.

Spanish Dictionary

quintín

quintín nombre masculino Tela de hilo muy fina y rala que se fabricaba en Quintín, ciudad de la región francesa de Bretaña .