Cinque'-foil, n.
(sĭnk'-), n. [From cinque, five, and foil, equivalent to Fr. feuille, leaf; Fr. quintefeuille. See supra, and foil.]
Sense 1. (Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus Potentilla, also called five-finger, because of the resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.
Sense 2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or cusps, used in windows, panels, &c. Gwilt.
