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cinquefoil

noun
/ˈsɪŋk.fɔɪl/UK/ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/US

Etymology

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

  1. derived from cinqfoil

Definitions

  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. A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.

  3. A particular knot of five crossings.

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Derived

cinquefoiled, creeping cinquefoil

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA