five-finger

[ fahyv-fing-ger ]

/ ˈfaɪvˌfɪŋ gər /

noun

any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.

Virginia creeper.

Origin of five-finger

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fīffingre

Words nearby five-finger

five-by-five, Five Civilized Nations, five-eighth, Five-Elements School, five-faced bishop, five-finger, fivefold, five-gaited, five hole, five hundred, five hundred rummy

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Example sentences from the Web for five-finger

With it I can play the most difficult work ever written as easily as I can a five-finger exercise.
The Pianolist|Gustav Kobb
She tried again, however, and this time succeeded in running a five-finger exercise once up and once down.
Terry|Rosa Mulholland
In the case of the pianist, the sound of the five-finger exercise dies on the air, and there is luckily an end of it.
Talks on Writing English|Arlo Bates
But because time dragged, Georgina went to her scales and five-finger exercises as usual.
Georgina of the Rainbows|Annie Fellows Johnston

"The only fortune we shall ever have will come from five-finger land," laughed Hal good-naturedly.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for five-finger

five-finger

noun

any of various plants having five-petalled flowers or five lobed leaves, such as cinquefoil and Virginia creeper

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单词	five-finger
释义	five-finger [ fahyv-fing-ger ] / ˈfaɪvˌfɪŋ gər / noun any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis. Virginia creeper. Origin of five-finger before 1000; Middle English; Old English fīffingre Words nearby five-finger five-by-five, Five Civilized Nations, five-eighth, Five-Elements School, five-faced bishop, five-finger, fivefold, five-gaited, five hole, five hundred, five hundred rummy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for five-finger With it I can play the most difficult work ever written as easily as I can a five-finger exercise. The Pianolist\|Gustav Kobb She tried again, however, and this time succeeded in running a five-finger exercise once up and once down. Terry\|Rosa Mulholland In the case of the pianist, the sound of the five-finger exercise dies on the air, and there is luckily an end of it. Talks on Writing English\|Arlo Bates But because time dragged, Georgina went to her scales and five-finger exercises as usual. Georgina of the Rainbows\|Annie Fellows Johnston "The only fortune we shall ever have will come from five-finger land," laughed Hal good-naturedly. The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe\|Amanda Minnie Douglas British Dictionary definitions for five-finger five-finger noun any of various plants having five-petalled flowers or five lobed leaves, such as cinquefoil and Virginia creeper Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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