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quintet, quintette|kwɪnˈtɛt|
Also 9 -tett.
[a. F. quintette, ad. It. quintetto: see next.]
1. Mus. A composition for five voices or instruments. Also attrib.
1811L. M. Hawkins C'tess & Gertr. II. 67 One of the quartet and quintet gentlemen. 1864Home News 19 Dec. 21/1 The quintette..which forms the first finale. 1880Academy 13 Nov. 356 Arranged..as a quintet for strings.
2. a. Mus. A set of five singers or players. b. A set of five persons or things.
1882Daily News 8 June 2/6 The Ascot Derby Stakes, for which a quintette came to the post. 1893Chicago Advance 7 Sept., A remarkable quintet surely, to have lived in the same generation.
3. A cycle for five riders; a quintuplet. (Cf. quint3.) Also attrib.
1896Westm. Gaz. 28 Oct. 7/2 We are threatened with a ‘quintet’ match,..but we would rather be spared the sight of two quintets racing neck and neck round a bend! 1898Daily News 30 June 4/5 During a cycle race..one of the handle bars of a quintette ridden by pacers broke. |