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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“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
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
Four years ago in Pyeongchang, only one man attempted a quint in the final, and he fell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2022
It consists of three or four reeds of proportionate lengths to create two octaves, a terce and a quint, with a small mouthpiece at the end of each.
From Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. by Forester, Thomas
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