cinquefoil
cinquefoil · cinquefoils
Fünfpass
A potentillaA potentilla (flower).
UK/ˈsɪŋk.fɔɪl/US/ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/
Meaning
3 sensesA potentilla (flower).
A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
Fünfpass
A particular knot of five crossings.
More definitions
- an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
- any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes:
Origin
From Old French cinqfoil, from cinq (“five”) + foil (“leaf”).From Old French cinqfoil, from cinq (“five”) + foil (“leaf”).
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Forms
plural: cinquefoilsSynonyms
5 synonymsflower:fiveleaf
knot:cinquefoil knot5_1T(5,2)
Close in meaning
- any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties:five-finger