cinquefoil : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: cinquefoil	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for cinquefoil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cinquefoil n any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties Synonym(s): cinquefoil, five-finger an ornamental carving consisting of five arcs arranged in a circle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or cups, used in windows, panels, etc. --Gwilt. {Marsh cinquefoil}, the {Potentilla palustris}, a plant with purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.