quinte
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of quinte
From French, dating back to 1700–10; see origin at quint 1
Example Sentences
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The French express the space of one week by "huit jours", the origin of the "octave" in English law; of two by "quinte jours".
From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by J. H. (James Henry) Ingram
My lord opened the attack after a few moments' cautious circling, lunging swiftly and recovering, even as the Duke countered and delivered a lightning riposte en quinte.
From The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century by Georgette Heyer
T. Austin, 1888, 8vo; "The Book of quinte essence," about 1460-70, ed.
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jean Jules Jusserand
"Tierce, quarte, quinte, flanconade, single attack, double attack, lunge."
From Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I by M. Y. Halidom
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