cinquefoil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɪŋkˌfɔɪl/ (General-American)
- (UK) audio
- /ˈsɪŋk.fɔɪl/ (UK)
- /ˈsæŋkˌfɔɪl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Old French cinqfoil, from cinq (“five”) + foil (“leaf”).
Meanings
-
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.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 112:
- A stylized flower or leaf with five lobes.
- A particular knot of five crossings.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quinquefoil | alternative | lexicographic | |
| cinquefoils | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cinqfoil | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
octofoil · trefoil · sexfoil · quatrefoil
Deriveds
creeping cinquefoil · cinquefoiled
Relateds
Synonyms
fiveleaf (flower) · 5_1 (knot) · cinquefoil knot (knot) · T(5,2) (knot)
Translations (7)
ca quinquefoli (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes) · sv femblading (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes) · fi viisilehti (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes) · it cinquefoglie (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes) · fr quintefeuille (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes) · de Fünfpass (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes) · fi viisilehtinen kukka (heraldry: stylized flower or leaf with five lobes)