cinque

Example Sentences

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Various insects, like everything else in the world, occur in cinque cento work; grasshoppers most frequently.

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

“Not always,” said Jenny; “not in Italy in the cinque cento, nor in England under Elizabeth.”

From The Three Brides by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

Indies, called Las cinque Llagas, or The fiue wounds.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 11 by Hakluyt, Richard

Nui al presento siamo cinque sociale comite come il vedi.

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