quinible

quinible
noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin quini five each, five + Middle English -ible (as in trible treble) — more at treble
1. obsolete : a musical descant in fifths
2. obsolete : a voice part one octave higher than the treble

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  • Quinible — Quin i*ble, n. [L. quini five each.] (Mus.) An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such intervals. [Obs.] He sang . . . a loud quynyble. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • quy- — † quy a common ME. variant of qui . Examples (exclusive of mere doublets of forms already given under qui ) are quyach queyock, quyc(c)he quetch, quye quey, quylet quelet, quyn whin, quynce quinsy, quyndesyn, dezim quindecim, quyner coiner,… …   Useful english dictionary

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