an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals.
Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten quint major, or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine quint minor.
an organ stop sounding a note a fifth higher than that normally produced by the key depressed
piquet a sequence of five cards in the same suit
1520–30; < French quinte (feminine of quint ) < Latin quīnta, feminine of quīntus fifth
First recorded in 1930–35; shortened form
From the Latin word quīntus
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Recently, Malinin said he would rather be the first person to land a quint than win an Olympic gold medal.
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023
Arutyunyan believes Malinin can land a quint by the beginning of next season with “the proper work.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023
“It’s another level,” Arutyunyan continues, cautioning the quint is “dangerous” and “will always be difficult to execute in competition.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023
Four years ago in Pyeongchang, only one man attempted a quint in the final, and he fell.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2022
Then Venus's freckles are very repelling, And Venus should not have a quint in her eyes; The learned Minerva is weak in her spelling, And scatters her h's all over the skies.
From The Complete Plays of Gilbert and Sullivan by Gilbert, W. S. (William Schwenck), Sir
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