 | Philip Miller - 1735 - 570 sider
...Cydonia. QUINCUNX ORDER ; is a Plantation of Trees, diipos'd originally in a Square, coniilling of hve Trees, one at each Corner, and a fifth in the Middle; which Diipolition repeated again and again, forms a regular Grove, Wood or Wildernefs: and when view'd by... | |
 | James Wheeler - 1763 - 536 sider
...QUINCUNX ORDER, in gardening, a plantation of trees, difpofed originally in a fquare ; and confining of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle : or a Quincunx is the figure of a plantation of trees, difpofed in feveral rows, both length and breadthwife,... | |
 | Thomas Sheridan - 1790 - 520 sider
...kwln'-kunks. f. Quincunx order is a plantation of trees, difpofed originally in a I qua re, confi fling of five trees, one at each corner and a fifth in the middle, which difpofition, repeated again and again, forms a regular grove, wood, or wildernefs. QUNQUANGULAR, kwlnkkwàng'-gù-lèr.... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 716 sider
...of ChiU. QUINCUNX order, in gardening, a plantation of trees,disposed originally in a square ; and consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle : or a quincunx is the figure of a plantation of trees, disposed in several rows, both length and breadthwise,... | |
 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 910 sider
...the as. QUINCUNX ORDER, in gardening, a plantation of trees, disposed originally in a square ; and consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle : or a quincunx is the figure of a plantation of trees disposed in several rows both length and breadthwise,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 376 sider
...of Chili. QUINCUNX order, in gardening, a plantation of trees, disposed originally in a square, and consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle : or a quincunx is the figure of a plantation of trees, disposed in several rows, both length and breadthwise,... | |
 | John Jackson (Private teacher of the mathematics.) - 1821 - 140 sider
...shall be right lines. How must this be done ? Note. A real quincunx is a plantation of trees disposed in a square, consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and the fifth in the middle ; but in the present case, the trees are to be disposed in a quadrangle, one... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 804 sider
...to quinch Spectator. QUIN'CUNX, ns Lat. quincunx. Amode of planting trees, whereby they are disposed in a square, consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle, repeated ; so that viewed through an angle of the square or parallelogram, they represent equal or... | |
 | William Grimshaw - 1829 - 418 sider
...QUINCE, s. A species of fruit. QUIN'CUNX. s. A plantation of trees, disposed originally in squares, consisting of five trees, one at each corner, and a fifth in the middle, adj. quincuncial. QUINQUAGES'IMA. 5. Quinquagesima Sunday; Shrove Sunday. QUINQUANG'ULAR. adj. Having... | |
 | John Walker - 1831 - 628 sider
...QUIVCUNCIAL, kwln-kftng'shai, a. Having the form of a quincunx. OUINCUNX, kwin'kftugks, s. Quincunx order i* a plantation of trees, disposed originally in a square, consisting of five trees, one at parh corner, and a fifth in the middje, which di.posirion, repented again and ;i<rain,formr a regular... | |
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A plantation of trees, disposed originally in a square consisting of five trees, one at each corner and a fifth in the middle, which disposition, repeated again and again, forms a regular grove, wood, or wilderness ; and when viewed by an angle of the... 
