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CINQUEFOIL
cinquefoil
(noun) an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
cinquefoil, five-finger
(noun) any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cinquefoil (plural cinquefoils)
A potentilla (flower).
(heraldiccharge) A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
(topology) A particular knot of five crossings.
Synonyms
• (flower): fiveleaf
• (knot): cinquefoil knot, ,
Coordinate terms
• trefoil
• quatrefoil
• sexfoil
• octofoil
Source: Wiktionary
Cinque"foil`, n. Etym: [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See Foil.]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The name of several different species of the genus Potentilla;
– also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.
2. (Arch.)
Definition: An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. Gwilt. Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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