cinque

Example Sentences

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I have been calculating"—Mr. Buzzacott turned his pale green eyes towards his guest—"that I may be able to afford that pretty little cinque cassone, after all.

From Mortal Coils by Huxley, Aldous

The more usual play is, for a hit, to play two to the cinque point in the player's own, and the other two to the quatre point in the adversary's 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

His diction, in like manner, judged by the standard of the cinque cento, is far from choice—loaded with Lombardisms, gaining energy and vividness at the expense of refinement and precision.

From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington