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quinze

British  
/ kɛ̃z /

noun

  1. a card game with rules similar to those of vingt-et-un, except that the score aimed at is 15 rather than 21

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

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

Que quinze ans n'ay, je vous dis; Moult est mes tresors jolys, S'en garderay la clavette; Sui-je, sui-je, sui-je belle?

From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George

She paused at the turning of the stair, and leaned over to say: 'Num�ro quinze, the fifth door to the right of monsieur.'

From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie

On the other hand, we read, "J. Cruttard, homme de lettres, a passè quinze jours ici, et n'a eu que des félicités du patron de cêt hôtel et de sa famille."

From Italian Journeys by Howells, William Dean

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