five-finger

[ fahyv-fing-ger ]

/ ˈfaɪvˌfɪŋ gər /

noun

any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.

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Origin of five-finger

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fīffingre

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Examples from the Web for five-finger

With it I can play the most difficult work ever written as easily as I can a five-finger exercise.
The Pianolist|Gustav Kobb
She tried again, however, and this time succeeded in running a five-finger exercise once up and once down.
Terry|Rosa Mulholland
In the case of the pianist, the sound of the five-finger exercise dies on the air, and there is luckily an end of it.
Talks on Writing English|Arlo Bates
But because time dragged, Georgina went to her scales and five-finger exercises as usual.
Georgina of the Rainbows|Annie Fellows Johnston

"The only fortune we shall ever have will come from five-finger land," laughed Hal good-naturedly.
The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe|Amanda Minnie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for five-finger

five-finger

noun

any of various plants having five-petalled flowers or five lobed leaves, such as cinquefoil and Virginia creeper

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