pentacle

[ pen-tuh-kuh l ]

/ ˈpɛn tə kəl /

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noun

a similar figure, as a hexagram.

Nearby words

pent-up, pent., penta-, pentachloronitrobenzene, pentachlorophenol, pentacle, pentad, pentadactyl, pentadecagon, pentaerythritol, pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Origin of pentacle

First recorded in 1585–95, pentacle is from the Italian word pentacolo five-cornered object. See penta-, -cle¹

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Examples from the Web for pentacle

I blew the whistle again and groped blindly for the bell cord, shouting to Beaumont to stay in the Pentacle, whatever happened.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder|William Hope Hodgson
The brutal thing came with one great sweep straight over the garlic and the 'water circle,' almost to the vale of the pentacle.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder|William Hope Hodgson
Standing in the centre of the pentacle he stooped down and pressed hard on one of the little pieces of dark parquet.
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor|Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew
S'pose those devils, Pentacle gangers they was fer sure, nipped 'im?
The Riddle of the Purple Emperor|Mary E. Hanshew and Thomas W. Hanshew

I gave one crazy yell, and jumped over the Pentacle and the ring of burning candles, and ran despairingly for the door.
Carnacki, The Ghost Finder|William Hope Hodgson

British Dictionary definitions for pentacle

pentacle

/ (ˈpɛntəkəl) /

noun

another name for pentagram

Word Origin for pentacle

C16: from Italian pentacolo something having five corners; see penta-

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pentacle

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pentacle

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