quintain

n. 矛靶, 刺矛靶

发音

/ˈkwɪntɪn/

词形变化

quintains 复数 quintains

别名

quintin

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An object (generally a post or plank on a support) set up as a target to be tilted at in jousting, or otherwise used as target practice.

    历史

词源

From Anglo-Norman quintaine, quinteine, Middle French quintaine, probably from Latin quīntāna (“street separating fifth and sixth maniples in a Roman camp”), feminine form of quīntānus (“pertaining to the fifth”).

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