A quintain is an object mounted on a post or attached 2 a movable crossbar mounted on a post used as a target in the medieval sport called tilting.
A five-line stanza is known as a quintain or a quintet.
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A 5-line stanza of any kind can be called a quintain, a quintet, or a cinquain. However, the word cinquain is also used both for a particular verse form of French origin, and for a particular syllable-counting form (of no great merit or interest, as far as I can see). It is therefore best to stick with quintain as the general word for any 5-line stanza.
1) Go to Meadow Ton. 2) Talk to Mr Spindler (search his house) 3) Go to feed store. Talk to seller. Buy the objects 4) Go to Mr Splinder. Give him the objects 5) Return to Cantlelad
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern Q-I-TAI-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter Q and 3rd letter I and 5th letter T and 6th letter A and 7th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: quintain
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -UIN---N. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter U and 3rd letter I and 4th letter N and 8th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are: quinolin quintain
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 4 words with the pattern QU---AI-. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter Q and 2nd letter U and 6th letter A and 7th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: quatrain quillaia quillais quintain
Some eight letter words which start with the letter q are quantity quadrant quadrate quadroon quagmire quaestor quandary quantify quantize quarrian quarters quartern quartile quatorze quatrain qayside queneile question quibbier quickset quiddity quidnunc quietism quietest quietude quilling quilting quincunx quinella quintain quisling quixotic quizzing quotable quotient
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 8 words with the pattern ---NTAI-. That is, eight letter words with 4th letter N and 5th letter T and 6th letter A and 7th letter I. In alphabetical order, they are: aventail brantail fountain horntail maintain mountain plantain quintain
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern -U-NTA-N. That is, eight letter words with 2nd letter U and 4th letter N and 5th letter T and 6th letter A and 8th letter N. In alphabetical order, they are: quintain
In the Middle Ages, there were several types of tournaments. Jousting tournaments involved knights on horseback competing to strike each other with a lance. Melee tournaments were more chaotic, with knights fighting on foot in a melee combat. Archery tournaments tested the skills of archers in accuracy and distance shooting. There were also equestrian games like horse racing and quintain, where participants would practice their horsemanship and target skills.
A five line stanza is just like a five line paragraph, but in poetry. example: i once had a dog who had eaten a frog and loved to play all day on logs. i really hope the helped :)