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quintin
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
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Quintin
(gcide) | Quintin \Quin"tin\, n.
See Quintain.
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squinting
(encz) | squinting,šilhající adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Quintin
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]Quintin \Quin"tin\, n.
See Quintain.
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Quintine
(gcide) | Quintine \Quin"tine\, n. [L. quintus the fifth: cf. F.
quintine.] (Bot.)
The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an
innermost fifth integument. Cf. Quartine, and Tercine.
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squinched squinting
(gcide) | closed \closed\ adj.
1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: blind]
Also See: obstructed, sealed, shut, unopen,
closed. Antonym: open.
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2. (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or
boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be
produced by a specific operation on other members of the
same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.
open
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3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially
of doors. [Narrower terms: fastened, latched] Also See:
closed. Antonym: open.
Syn: shut, unopen.
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4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used
of mouth or eyes. Opposite of open. he sat quietly with
closed eyes [Narrower terms: blinking, winking;
compressed, tight; squinched, squinting]
Syn: shut.
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5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a
closed shop. [prenominal]
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6. closed with shutters.
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7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot.
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8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting.
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9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind
unreceptive to new ideas
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10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch
Syn: closed in(predicate).
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11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed
map.
Syn: folded.
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12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower
terms: buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)]
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13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or
business establishment. the airport is closed because of
the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the
town look deserted
Syn: shut down.
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Squinting
(gcide) | 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.
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Some can squint when they will. --Bacon.
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2. (Med.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; to be
cross-eyed.
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3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
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4. To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to
have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is
a squinting toward hypnotism. --The Forum.
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5. To look with the eyes partly closed.
[PJC]Squinting \Squint"ing\ (skw[i^]nt"[i^]ng),
a. & n. from Squint, v. -- Squint"ing*ly, adv.
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Squintingly
(gcide) | Squinting \Squint"ing\ (skw[i^]nt"[i^]ng),
a. & n. from Squint, v. -- Squint"ing*ly, adv.
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squinting
(wn) | squinting
adj 1: having eyes half closed in order to see better;
"squinched eyes" [syn: squinched, squinting] |
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