Question

quincunx Mr M'Coy had tried unsuccessfully to find a place in the bench with the others and, when the party had settled down in the form of a quincunx, he had tried unsuccessfully to make comic remarks.

Accepted Answer

n. An arrangement of five objects like that used on dice. Dubliners, "Grace", p. 195

Word	quincunx
Definition	n. An arrangement of five objects like that used on dice.
Sentence	Mr M'Coy had tried unsuccessfully to find a place in the bench with the others and, when the party had settled down in the form of a quincunx, he had tried unsuccessfully to make comic remarks.
Source	Dubliners, "Grace", p. 195

Quincunx Unsuccessfully N Arrangement Objects Dice Mr M'coy