Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A Middle English form of
quaintise .
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Costume 93 This latter is called a quintis or cointise, a name given to a peculiarly fashioned gown or tunic of that day.
Medallion Vulcan | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009
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94 The scarf afterwards worn round the crest of the helmet was called a cointise.
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Literaria, "London, 1844, 8vo, p. 1; the title is in French:" Ci commence le fables et le cointise de dame Siriz. "
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance Jean Jules Jusserand
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