Associations to the word «Quincunx»
Noun
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Wiktionary
QUINCUNX, noun. An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
QUINCUNX, noun. (astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
QUINCUNX, noun. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.