n. [ F. cinq, fr. L. quinque five. See Five. ] Five; the number five in dice or cards. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An Italian of the sixteenth century, esp. a poet or artist. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A student or imitator of the art or literature of the Cinquecento. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. & a. [ It., five hundred, abbrev. for fifteen hundred. The Cinquecento style was so called because it arose after the year 1500. ] The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento; Cinquecento style. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. Gwilt. [ 1913 Webster ]

Marsh cinquefoil, the Potentilla palustris, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cinque + pace. ] A lively dance (called also galliard), the steps of which were regulated by the number five. [ Obs. ] Nares. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Cinque + port. ] (Eng. Hist.) Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover, and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places. [ 1913 Webster ]

Baron of the Cinque Ports. See under Baron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Five-spotted. [ R. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]