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Example sentences for "quince"

Lexicographically close words:
quilting; quiltings; quilts; quilz; quinary; quinces; quincunx; quincunxes; quindecim; quindi
  1. You see whether Lawyer Quince don't say I'm right.

  2. The following day found Ned Quince still a prisoner, and, considering the circumstances, remarkably cheerful.

  3. Lawyer Quince took his son by the arm and led him into the house, from whence they almost immediately emerged with Ned waving the key.

  4. Mr. Quince frowned, and in order to think more deeply closed his eyes.

  5. For years Little Haven had regarded Mr. Quince with awe, as being far too dangerous a man for the lay mind to tamper with, and at one stroke the farmer had revealed the hollowness of his pretensions.

  6. Lawyer Quince dropped the hoe with a clatter and stood regarding her open-mouthed.

  7. Lawyer Quince took a pinch of snuff and bent to his work again.

  8. Lawyer Quince was still busy, and looked up inquiringly as they passed before him.

  9. Mr. Quince went through the performance of feeling in all his pockets, and then stood meditatively rubbing his chin.

  10. Mr. Hogg pinched his friend in his excitement, and both watched Mr. Quince with bated breath as he took long, slow strides toward the tool-shed.

  11. Mr. Quince mastered his wrath by an effort, and with no sign of discomposure moved away without making any reference to the identity of the unfortunate in the stable.

  12. Mrs. Quince subsided into vague mutterings as to what she would do if she were a man, coupled with sundry aspersions upon the character, looks, and family connections of Farmer Rose, which somewhat consoled her for being what she was.

  13. Mr. Quince took up his knife and fork again, but his appetite had gone.

  14. Mr. Quince attempted to speak, and, failing, blew his nose violently.

  15. When they are quite done, put quince jelly or marmalade into the holes from whence you took the cores; put the quinces into glass jars and pour the syrup over them.

  16. If convenient, it is a very nice way to put up each quince in a separate tumbler.

  17. When cold, cut some slices of preserved quince or peach, and arrange them handsomely all over the top of the pudding; or ornament it with strawberries, or raspberries preserved whole.

  18. And I receved a letter from Jorge Durois, with 3 quince trees, 5 figg slipps, an orange tree, and a peare tree, with som garden seeds.

  19. Mr. Quince thinks we can't hold these cattle," said Joel, watching the receding horsemen.

  20. And now that flat-headed Quince Forrest plows a fire-guard down his own leg with a six-shooter!

  21. Its rumbling approach hurried the boys outside the tent, when without a word of hail, Quince Forrest sprang from the vehicle, grasped Dell, and the two rolled over and over on the grass.

  22. Mr. Quince thought two stabled ones would do the winter herding.

  23. I didn't want to take it, but Mr. Quince said it would come in handy.

  24. Mr. Paul or Mr. Quince will surely ride in some of these evenings.

  25. Mr. Quince says the usual price for watering trail herds is from one to three cents a head," said Dell, as their friends dipped from sight.

  26. Mr. Quince said he would buy us a cow from the next herd that passed.

  27. Mr. Quince has never advised us wrong, and he'll explain things when he comes.

  28. Accidents will happen, and when about midway between the former point and Ogalalla, Nebraska, a rather serious mishap befell Quince Forrest, one of the men with the herd.

  29. He gave Mr. Quince a milk cow, a white one, and you're to pick one for yourself.

  30. Peach & Pear The Cultivation of the Peach and the Pear, on the Delaware And Chesapeake Peninsula; with a Chapter on Quince Culture and the Culture of Some of the Nut-Bearing Trees.

  31. Tree of medium vigor but very weak on quince stock.

  32. I will get Peter Quince to write a ballet of this dreame, it shall be called Bottomes Dreame, because it hath no bottome; and I will sing it in the latter end of a play, before the Duke.

  33. What Babur compared it with will be the Transoxanian pear and quince (P.

  34. Drain from syrup, fill cavities with quince yelly and stick apples thickly with blanched, shredded and delicately toasted almonds.

  35. The quince needs considerable trimming at first; but, the head once formed, it will need very little after-pruning.

  36. Grows well on quince or pear, but perhaps does best on quince.

  37. The small spots indicate the position of dwarf-trees on quince stocks.

  38. Desirable for all orchards and gardens, on quince or pear.

  39. We give their names and some of their synonyms, their adaptation to quince or pear stocks, their manner of growth, and time of maturity.

  40. A fine variety, on quince or pear, better perhaps on the pear stock.

  41. The Portugal quince is the finest fruit of all, but is such a shy bearer as to be unprofitable.

  42. The quince is rather a shrub than a tree.

  43. This is the best of all winter-pears, grown on quince or pear.

  44. But this must have been an afterthought, for the name is derived from Cydon, in Crete, of which island the quince is a native.

  45. Truly, Quince the Cobbler will ha' a fine feast this day an I mistake not.

  46. I used to drive over once in a while after Father died, and get some slips of flowering quince and rose bushes to set out.

  47. His complaisance toward Quince and his companions has been considered an indication that he was a most perfect gentleman; does he not rather conceitedly patronize them?

  48. Would it have been as amusing to the audience then as it would be to us when Quince says 'Robin Starveling, you play Thisbies mother'?

  49. Is Shakespeare making fun of the stupidity of Quince and his companions, or is he gently satirizing the stage and the exaggerated style of writing for the stage which prevailed at this time?

  50. In France the Quince is made into a compĂ´te which is highly praised for increasing the digestive powers of weakly persons.

  51. According to Plutarch Solon made a law that the Quince should form the invariable feast of the bridegroom (and some add likewise of the bride) before retiring to the nuptial couch.

  52. Bandoline is the mucilage of Quince seeds to which some Eau de Cologne is added: and this mixture is employed for keeping the hair fixed when dressed by the Coiffeur.

  53. Jam made from the Quince (Malmelo) first took the name of Marmalade, which has since passed on to other fruit conserves, particularly to that of the Seville Orange.

  54. The Greeks named the Quince "Chrysomelon," or the Golden Apple; so it is asserted that the golden fruit of the Hesperides were Quinces, and that these tempted Hercules to attack their guardian dragon.

  55. The Quince (Cydonia) is cultivated sparingly in our orchards for the sake of its highly fragrant, and strong-smelling fruit, which as an adjunct to apples is much esteemed for table uses.

  56. If there be but a single Quince in a caravan, no one who accompanies it can remain unconscious of its presence.

  57. An after taste suggestive of [455] garlic is left on the palate by masticating Quince marmalade.

  58. Quince and I are going to settle that ourselves some day--by shooting dice, or maybe each other, or.

  59. As soon as you and Quince can leave those controls come over and see us, will you?

  60. Grape jelly is nice, and crab-apple jelly has its good points, and quince jelly is very delicate, but there is something about currant jelly that seems to touch the spot.

  61. Serve with quince jelly sauce poured over the mousse.

  62. Freeze as directed in a mold, and serve with cold quince jelly sauce.


  63. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "quince" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    berry; ebony; fruit; oak; orange; tree