cinque|foil

cinque|foil
cinque|foil «SIHNGK FOYL», noun.
1. any one of a genus of plants of the rose family, having small, five-petaled yellow, white, or red flowers and leaves divided into three, five, or more parts.
2. Architecture. an ornament made of five connected semi-circles or part circles.
3. an ornamental design resembling the leaf of the cinquefoil, such as a bearing in heraldry.
╂[< Latin quīnquefolium < quīnque five + folium leaf]

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  • cinque — cinque; cinque·foil; cinque·foiled; cinque·pace; cinque·pas; …   English syllables

  • foil — aero·foil; cinque·foil; coun·ter·foil; foil·ing; mil·foil; poly·foil; qua·tre·foil; sept·foil; sex·foil; six·foil; para·foil; foil; hy·dro·foil; mul·ti·foil; oc·to·foil; tre·foil; cinq·foil; …   English syllables

  • cinquefoil — cinque·foil …   English syllables

  • cinquefoil — cinque•foil [[t]ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl[/t]] n. 1) pln any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five petaled flowers 2) archit. an architectural ornament consisting of five lobes, separated by… …   From formal English to slang

  • Cinquefoil — Cinque foil , n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See {Foil}.] 1. (Bot.) 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • five-finger — Cinquefoil Cinque foil , n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See {Foil}.] 1. (Bot.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Marsh cinquefoil — Cinquefoil Cinque foil , n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See {Foil}.] 1. (Bot.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Potentilla palustris — Cinquefoil Cinque foil , n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille leaf. See {Foil}.] 1. (Bot.) 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cink — cink(e, foil obs. form of cinque, foil …   Useful english dictionary

  • cinke — cink(e, foil obs. form of cinque, foil …   Useful english dictionary

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