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

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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, $\backslash (5\_1\backslash )$, $\backslash (T(5,2)\backslash )$

Coordinate terms

• trefoil

• quatrefoil

• sexfoil

• octofoil

Source: Wiktionary

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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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