quinquefoil

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• quinquefoil — /kwing kweuh foyl , kwin /, n. cinquefoil (def. 2). [1610 20; QUINQUE + foil (as in trefoil)] * * * …   Universalium

• quinquefoil — /kwing kweuh foyl , kwin /, n. cinquefoil (def. 2). [1610 20; QUINQUE + foil (as in trefoil)] …   Useful english dictionary

• Foil — Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Foil stone — Foil Foil, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille, fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?, and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.] 1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• cinquefoil — /singk foyl /, n. 1. any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil), of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil), of… …   Universalium