Metsys

[ met-sahys ]

/ ˈmɛt saɪs /

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noun

Quen·tin

[Flemish kven-tin; English kwen-tn]. /Flemish ˈkvɛn tɪn; English ˈkwɛn tn/. Massys, Quentin.

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Metropolitan Opera, metrorrhagia, metroscope, metrosexual, -metry, Metsys, Metternich, Metternich, Prince Clemens von, metteur en scène, Mettie, mettle

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How to use Metsys in a sentence

Metsys was a native of Antwerp, and a person of consequence in his native town.
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But this story, it now appears, belongs to another Metsys, of Louvain.
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British Dictionary definitions for Metsys

Metsys

/ (Flemish ˈmetsaɪs) /

noun

a variant spelling of (Quentin) Massys

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