quinze
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of quinze
French: fifteen
Example Sentences
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"Including baccarat and quinze?" enquired the Marchesa, lazily picking out the most delicate morsels from the cold fish on her plate.
From The Children of the King by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Les Beautés de lord Byron, galerie de quinze tableaux tirés de ses oeuvres, accompagnée d'un texte traduit par Amédée Pichot.
From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley
On peut pr�sumer qu'il n'y eut jamais en France plus de quinze on seize cent mille r�form�s....
From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn
L'ouvrage, fort intéressant, de M. Hart, le plus complet en son genre que nous connaissions en France, est divisé en quinze sections ou chapitres.
From The Violin Its Famous Makers and Their Imitators by Hart, George
Des nappes d'eau, des cascades qui se pr�cipitent de roches en roches, forment dix et quinze chutes avant de se perdre dans les sapins qui contrastent avec la blancheur des eaux toutes r�duites en �cume.
From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James
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