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Definition of Quipos
1. quipo [n] - See also: quipo
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quipos
Literary usage of Quipos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Second Part of the Chronicle of Peru by Pedro de Cieza de León, Clements Robert Markham (1883)
"How they had chroniclers to record their deeds, and of the quipos, what they
were, and what we see of them. WHAT I have written respecting the placing of ..."
2. Three Years in the Pacific: Including Notices of Brazil, Chile, Bolivia, Peru by William Samuel Waithman Ruschenberger (1834)
"... and his war with the Incas—City of Truxillo—"El quipos del Chimu"— A nunnery
and a nun—Pacasmayo—Spinning—Ride to San Pedro—A Governor—A ..."
3. Historical Researches on the Conquest of Peru, Mexico, Bogota, Natchez, and by John Ranking (1827)
"quipos. - City of Cuzco. - Temple of the Sun. - Magnificent Establishments for
the Virgins of the Sun. - Laws. -- Extent of the Empire. - Its Duration. ..."
4. Historical Researches on the Conquest of Peru, Mexico, Bogota, Natchez, and by John Ranking (1827)
"quipos. City of Cuzco. Temple of the Sun. Magnificent Establishments for the
Virgins of the Sun. Laws. Extent of the Empire. Its Duration. ..."
5. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford by Horace Walpole (1906)
"I RETURN the quipos, Madam, because if I retained them till I understand them,
I fear you would never have them again. I should as soon be able to hold a ..."
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