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Definition of Queint
1. a. See Quaint.
Definition of Queint
1. Adjective. (obsolete form of quenched) ¹
2. Adjective. (obsolete form of quaint) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Queint
1. old-fashioned [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Queint
Literary usage of Queint
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplement to the Two Volumes of the Second Edition of The Essay on the by John Bellenden Ker (1840)
"Now thei ben queint and curious " With fine clothe clad and servid clene " Proude,
and angrie, and envious." Idem. ..."
2. Essay on the Archaeology of Our Popular Phrases: Terms and Nursery Rhymes by John Bellenden Ker (1840)
"Now thei ben queint and curious " With fine clothe clad and servid clene -"
Proude, and angrie, and envious." Idem. ..."
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