five-finger
Americannoun
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any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
noun
Etymology
Origin of five-finger
before 1000; Middle English; Old English fīffingre
Example Sentences
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Veteran linebacker Jon Bostic said if he’s not in cleats, he’s in Crocs, and offensive lineman Wes Schweitzer, a rock climber, likes five-finger toe shoes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2022
They call it a four- or five-finger bag.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2022
What was "Ulysses" but Joyce working five-finger changes on the novel after a century of Dickens stories?
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2018
I thought of it as a bit of a five-finger exercise.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 21, 2011
In comparison with the contracted five-finger positions of the classical technic, its broken chords and arpeggios, Liszt's technic had the advantage of a fuller, freer flow, of greater fulness of tone and increased brilliancy.
From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James
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