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Definition of Cinques
1. cinque [n] - See also: cinque
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinques
Literary usage of Cinques
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. In the Andamans and Nicobars: The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner by Cecil Boden Kloss (1903)
"At the northernmost group of these islets, the Cinques, we spent a day, before
visiting the coast of Little Andaman. The two islands, which are narrow and ..."
2. The art and science of change ringing by William Banister (1879)
"... 5040 5040 5040 6314 5040 10800 5184 5126 5040 5040 5040 5040 5280 5040 5040
Grandsire Cinques Grandsire Caters Bob Major Bob Royal Bob Maximus Grandsire ..."
3. Crockford's : Or Life in the West: Dedicated by Permission to the Right Hon by Henry Luttrell (1828)
"C. 4 (il. deuces,) or 10 (d. cinques) to m. ... C. 4 (d. deuces,) or 10 (H.
cinques) to m. 7, there are 9 ways of tres,) there are 11 ways of throwing m, ..."
4. The Public Life of Capt. John Brown by James Redpath (1860)
"colored heroes, Nat Turner and Cinques stood first in his esteem. " How often,"
writes a daughter, " have I hoard him speak in admiration of Cinques' ..."
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