pentangle

American

[pen-tang-guhl] / ˈpɛn tæŋ gəl /

noun

pentagram.

pentangle British

/ ˈpɛnˌtæŋɡəl /

noun

another name for pentagram

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Etymology

Origin of pentangle

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; pent-, angle ¹

Example Sentences

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Five, certainly, would be an appropriate word for the pentangle.

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He is also the servant of Our Lady, and bears her picture on his shield, along with the pentangle which is the emblem of her Five Joys, as well as the Five Wounds of Christ.

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