Definition of Cinquefoils

1. Noun. (plural of cinquefoil) ¹

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Definition of Cinquefoils

1. cinquefoil [n] - See also: cinquefoil

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cinquefoils

cinobufagin
cinocentrum
cinoxacin
cinoxate
cinqfoil
cinqfoils
cinquain
cinquains
cinque
cinquecentist
cinquecentists
cinquecento
cinquecentos
cinquedea
cinquefoil
cinquefoils (current term)
cinques
cinsault
cion
ciona intestinalis
cions
cioppino
cioppinos
cipher
cipherable
ciphered
cipherer
cipherers
cipherhood
ciphering

Literary usage of Cinquefoils

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Alphabetical Dictionary of Coats of Arms Belonging to Families in Great by John Woody Papworth (1874)
"Fer cher, embattled or and gu. three cinquefoils of the second. ... Per pale arg. and gu. three cinquefoils pierced and counterchanged. ST. Low. ..."

2. An Ordinary of Arms Contained in the Public Register of All Arms and by James Balfour Paul (1893)
"Arg. three cinquefoils sa., a crescent of the second surmounted by another ... Arg. three cinquefoils gu. within a double tressure flory counter-flory vert, ..."

3. The British Herald Or, Cabinet of Armorial Bearings of the Nobility & Gentry ...by Thomas Robson by Thomas Robson (1830)
"Hamilton, [Westport, Scotland] gu. three cinquefoils erm. within a bordure ar. charged with eight martlets of the first.—Crest, two branches of oak in ..."

4. The Publications of the Harleian Society by Harleian Society (1871)
"Sa. on a bend cotised Arg. three annulets. 2 and 3. Az. a lion rampant Arg. V. ASHFIELD. VI. Gu. on a bend Arg. three cinquefoils Gu. [broken]. ..."

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