What does cinquefoiled mean?
Cinquefoiled means Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil..
The nave has, on the north side, one single trefoiled window, and another of two lights cinquefoiled. The south side has a window of two lights cinquefoiled, and another of two lights trefoiled.
Edingthorpe, Norfolk. — A window with two ogee-headed lights, both cinquefoiled, supporting a centrepiece pointed above and ogee below. In it is inscribed a quatrefoil with double foliation.
The E. wall is continued to form the end wall of the N. range and contains the E. window of the old Chapel under a gable flanked, on the N., by a square turret with stone quoins and one and two-light windows with cinquefoiled openings ...
Use cinquefoiled when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cinquefoiled means Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil..
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The nave has, on the north side, one single trefoiled window, and another of two lights cinquefoiled. The south side has a window of two lights cinquefoiled, and another of two lights trefoiled.
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