quincuple

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English

[edit]

Adjective

[edit]

quincuple (not comparable)

  1. (nonce word, obsolete) fivefold; applied to five concentric circles
    • 1776, William Stukeley, Itinerarium curiosum:
      The four parts which make up this monument, as we said, are the cove, two single circles, and a quincuple circle.