quaintise

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• Quaintise — Quain tise, n. [OF. cointise.] 1. Craft; subtlety; cunning. [Obs.] Chaucer. R. of Glouces. [1913 Webster] 2. Elegance; beauty. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• quaintise — sb. == device. RG. 19 …   Oldest English Words

• Queintise — Queint ise, n. See {Quaintise}. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• contoise — ˌkäntəˈwēz noun ( s) Etymology: by alteration : cointise * * * contoise erron. f. cointise, quaintise. Boutell Heraldry Hist. & Pop. (ed. 3) 267 …   Useful english dictionary

• countise — var. of quaintise, Obs., cunning …   Useful english dictionary

• coynt — coynt, eliche, ice, ise obs. ff. quaint, ly, quaintise …   Useful english dictionary

• kointise — kointise, koir obs. ff. quaintise, coir …   Useful english dictionary

• koir — kointise, koir obs. ff. quaintise, coir …   Useful english dictionary

• quintis — variant of quaintise …   Useful english dictionary