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quince Noun the acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit of an Asian tree, used in preserves [Greek kudōnion]
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Translations n quince [kwins] a fruit with a sharp taste, used in making jam etc. kweper سَفَرْجَل дюля kdoule kvædefrugt die Quitte κυδώνι membrillo küdoonia به kvitteni coing חַבוּש बेल dunja birsalma nama sejenis buah roðarunnaepli mela cotogna まるめろ 마르멜로 열매 (paprastasis) svarainis cidonija kuins kweepeer kvedefrukt pigwa marmelo gutuie айва dula kutina dunja kvitten ผลไม้ขนาดเล็ก มีกลิ่นหอม ใช้ทำแยม ayva 溫柏 айва بہی ، سفر جل جسے غذا کو محفوظ رکھنے یا ذائقے کے لے استعمال کرتے ہیں quả mộc qua 温柏 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Good Quince was an honest fellow, but his wits were somewhat of the heavy sort, like unbaked dough, so that the only thing that was in his mind was, "Three shillings sixpence ha'penny for thy shoon, good Quince--three shillings sixpence ha'penny for thy shoon," and this traveled round and round inside of his head, without another thought getting into his noddle, as a pea rolls round and round inside an empty quart pot. The pear can be grafted far more readily on the quince, which is ranked as a distinct genus, than on the apple, which is a member of the same genus. with pomegranate, fig, olive and quince orchards, and nooned an hour |
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