quinze
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of quinze
French: fifteen
Example Sentences
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Cele dit elle continua tous les huict ou quinze iours....
From The Witch-cult in Western Europe A Study in Anthropology by Murray, Margaret Alice
Sans donner ni souffrir qu'il lui soit donné aucun empéchement, le present passe-port valable pour quinze jours seulement.
From A Trip to Paris in July and August 1792 by Twiss, Richard
One poor wretch lost several oxen in one game of quinze.
From Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan by Lumholtz, Carl
They have some curious practices in their play: when going to run a race, or when intending to play cuatro or quinze, they do not eat chile.
From Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan by Lumholtz, Carl
He entitles his work, "Les quinze Livres de Deipnosophists d'Athenée, Ouvrage delicieux, agréablement diversifié et rempli de Narrations, sçavantes sur toutes Sortes de Matières et de Sujets."
From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac
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