Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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 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.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cinquefoil
n 1: any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled
flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have
medicinal properties [syn: {cinquefoil}, {five-finger}]
2: an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a
circle
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