pentangle

[ pen-tang-guhl ]

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noun

pentagram.

Origin of pentangle

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at pent-, angle¹

Words Nearby pentangle

pentameter
pentamethylene
pentamethylenediamine
pentamidine
pentane
pentangle
pentangular
pentanoic acid
pentaploid
pentapody
pentaprism

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How to use pentangle in a sentence

Five, certainly, would be an appropriate word for the pentangle.
Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism | Thomas Inman
And if a right line inscribed do countervaile the sides of the sexangle and decangle, it is the side of the pentangle.
The Way To Geometry | Peter Ramus

British Dictionary definitions for pentangle

pentangle

/ (ˈpɛnˌtæŋɡəl) /

noun

another name for pentagram

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