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cinquain rare.|sɪŋˈkeɪn|
[a. F. cinquain collection of five, stanza of five lines, f. cinq five. Cf. quatrain.]
A collection or company of five. a. Mil. (See quot.) Obs.
1711Military & Sea Dict., Cinquain, an ancient Order of Battle, to draw up 5 Battalions, so that they may make three Lines, a Van, Main Body, and Body of Reserve.
b. A stanza of five lines.
1882J. Payne 1001 Nts. II. 205 One of Sher Kan's boon-companions..reciting the following cinquains. |