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cinque·foil \ˈsiŋkˌfȯil, ˈsaŋ-, dial ˈsiŋkēˌf-\ noun also cinq·foil \-ŋkˌf-\ (-s) Etymology: Middle English sink foil, from Middle French cincfoille, from Latin quinquefolium (translation of Greek pentaphyllon), from quinque five + folium leaf — more at five, blade 1. : a plant of the genus Potentilla 2. : a figure enclosed by five joined foils; specifically : a 5-lobed foliation in Gothic tracery 3. : a conventionalized heraldic flower showing five lobelike petals
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