pentacle

On January 18, officials from the Bureau of Land Management discovered that vandals had struck ten petroglyphs, defacing them with spray-painted images of pentacles, swastikas, and racial slurs.
Swastikas and Racial Slurs Discovered on New Mexico’s La Cieneguilla Petroglyphs|abarronian|February 1, 2022|Outside Online
It occurs within the pentacle symbol engraved on a pebble from the Broch of Burrian, Orkney.
Archaic England|Harold Bayley
A youthful figure, looking intently at the pentacle which hovers over his raised hands.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence
A crowned figure, having a pentacle over his crown, clasps another with hands and arms; two pentacles are under his feet.
The Illustrated Key to the Tarot|L. W. de Laurence

As you know, my friend, the Pentacle is a star formed by two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star.
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

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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