See also:

• QUAINT (O. Fr. cointe, from Lat. cognitus, known, probably influenced by association with Lat. corn plus, neat)

QUAINT (O. Fr. cointe, from See also:

• LAT

Lat. cognitus, known, probably influenced by association with Lat. See also:

• CORN (a common Teutonic word; cf. Lat. granum, seed, grain)
• CORN (fromm Lat. corms, horn)

corn plus, neat) , an See also:

• ADJECTIVE (from the Lat. adjectives, added)

adjective meaning unusual or fanciful, often applied to things with a sense of old-fashioned See also:

• CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm or prettiness . " Queer," which has much the same meaning, is of doubtful See also:

• ETYMOLOGY (Gr. grvµos, true, and X6yos, "account)

etymology, but is generally taken as adapted from Ger. quer, crooked .