cinque

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He developed a quite considerable acquaintance with the plays of William Shakespeare, and in his dreams he wore cinque cento or Elizabethan clothes, and walked about a stormy, ruffling, taverning, teeming world.

From The History of Mr. Polly by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

Trieze is their favourite game: uno, due, tre, quatro, cinque, fante, cavallo are eternally repeated; the apartments echoed no other sound.

From Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents by Beckford, William

Double Quatre.—Play two men from the ace to the cinque point in the adversary's inner table, and two from the five in his outer table.

From Hoyle's Games Modernized by Hoffmann, Louis

Here we are in the tenth century, and this group is cinque cento.

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James

It was a beautiful cinque cento jewel in white and blue enamel, with a high gold top containing a pointed ruby.

From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew