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Cinquefoil

//ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A potentilla (flower).

    "Witches always anointed themselves with ointments before departing up the chimney to their Sabbaths. One such ointment was composed of Aconite, Belladonna, Water Parsley, Cinquefoil and Babies' Fat."

  2. 2
    an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle wordnet
  3. 3
    A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
  4. 4
    any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties wordnet
  5. 5
    A particular knot of five crossings.

Etymology

From Old French cinqfoil, from cinq (“five”) + foil (“leaf”).

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