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One of five in a maternity ward delivery
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quint
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quint \Quint\, n. [F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth, quinque five. See Five .] A set or sequence of five, as in piquet. (Mus.) The interval of a fifth. one of a set of quintuplets . [informal]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Sectional sills, made from more than one piece of timber, used in quint or round bays, are particularly vulnerable.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Quint may refer to: In literature : Quintinius Verginix , a character from The Edge Chronicles book series Quint, a shipmaker in the series of novels Spider Riders quint magazine, a Dubai-based arts & culture magazine Peter Quint, a principal character ...
Usage examples of quint.
But they were quite fond of one another now, and Quint was certain that, given time, he would come to love Elizabeth and she him.
There was a grunt and then a head and shoulders appeared, and as Quint stared in amazement, a girl hauled herself up and onto the stone railing.
She swiped a strand of hair from her face and when she did so, Quint caught the resemblance.
Quint schooled his face into the unreadable expression he used when a political opponent made a point that was technically correct but which Quint had no intention of granting him.
Again, she seemed to say this to the terrace behind him, and Quint swore the bushes at the other end rattled at her words.
One reason Quint had chosen Elizabeth was because she possessed the prized blond hair, blue eyes, porcelain skin, and petite form that were currently in fashion.
More than anything else Quint sought a mate with the same goals as he.
While Meeps clucked over the news, Quint read and signed and replied to the various correspondence before him.
She turned and smiled at him, and Quint was caught staring at the full, ripe peach that was her mouth.
It was devious and low, not something that Quint would have normally done, but how else was he supposed to get close to her?
As the housekeeper led Catherine away, Quint tried to give her a reassuring smile.
The last was said so quietly, Quint missed several of the words and it took him a minute to piece the statement together.
Catherine asked, and Quint took the opportunity to direct the topic back at her.
The stables were coming into view, and Quint raised a hand to the boy waiting for them.
She was looking into the distance when she said it, and Quint wondered what she was seeing there.