pentacle

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pentacle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Pentacle \Pen"ta*cle\, n. [Gr. pe`nte five.]
     A five-pointed star, also called a pentagram or pentalpha.
     See illustr. under pentalpha. Sometimes referring to a
     similar figure, such as the figure composed of two
     equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a
     six-pointed star. It was used in early ornamental art, and
     also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics
     of the Middle Ages. The six-pointed star is more comonly
     called a hexagram, or called Solomon's seal; it resembles
     the star of David (Magen David)
     [1913 Webster + PJC]

pentacle - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pentacle
      n 1: a star with 5 points; formed by 5 straight lines between
           the vertices of a pentagon and enclosing another pentagon
           [syn: pentacle, pentagram, pentangle]