cinque

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

All down the table went the words "soldi," "lire," "lire sterline," "biglietti da cinque," "biglietti da dieci."

From The Call of the Blood by Lowell, Orson

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

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

From Luttrell Of Arran Complete by Lever, Charles James

By the best sculptors it is always used with this symbolic meaning, by the cinque cento sculptors as an ornament merely.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume I (of 3) by Ruskin, John

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