cinquecento
noun
cin·que·cen·to ˌchiŋ-kwi-ˈchen-(ˌ)tō 
: the 16th century especially in Italian art and literature
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web I am immersed in quattro- and cinquecento painting — more than ever! 
Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2017
Randy Kennedy, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2017 Word History
Etymology
Italian, literally, five hundred, from cinque five (from Latin quinque) + cento hundred, from Latin centum — more at hundred
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined above
- undergrows
- undergrowth
- undergrowths
- undergrowwing
- underhair
- underhand
- underhanded
- underhandedly
- underhandedness
- underhandednesses
- underhanging
- underharvest
- underhew
- underhive
- underhold
- underhole
- underhook
- underhoused
- underhousemaid
- underhung
- underinflated
- underinflation
- underinflations
- underinformed
- underinsured