Quant
[kwænt]
Definition
(n.) A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.
Inputed by Eunice
Definition
n. a pushing or jumping pole with a flat cap at the end used in marshes.
Editor: Lorna
Examples
- Nothing so absurd, she said, as for des femmes m?res 'to dress themselves like girls of fifteen'--quant à la. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Return to Madame Beckand tell her I can buy fruit when I want it, et quant à ses félicitations, je m'en moque! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Quant à votre choix de connaissances, j'en suis contente; c'est sage, digne, laudable. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Mauvaise tête vous-même; je ne fais que mon devoir; quant à vos lourdauds de paysans, je m'en moque! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There is a good deal of drudgery, of course; but one preserves one's moral freedom, what we call in French one's quant a soi. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
Editor: Lorna