five-finger

[ fahyv-fing-ger ]

noun

1. any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
2. Virginia creeper.

five-finger

noun

1. any of various plants having five-petalled flowers or five lobed leaves, such as cinquefoil and Virginia creeper

Word History and Origins

Origin of five-finger¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English fīffingre

Example Sentences

They call it a four- or five-finger bag.

From Los Angeles Times

It snared pucks more easily than the goalies’ customary glove, a regular five-finger hockey model with a small amount of padding, and goalies around the league were soon copying his creation.

From New York Times

A multi-sensory exercise like five-finger breathing, in which you trace the outline of your hand with a finger while focusing on your breathing, can help stop negative thoughts from taking over.

From New York Times

Higher insurance rates inevitably will be passed along to customers in the form of higher retail prices, which means, going forward, higher out-of-pocket costs for sneakers, clothing and other goodies obtained without a five-finger discount.

From Los Angeles Times

An ominous pop-pop-pop punctures the eerie silence at the start of “The Standoff at Sparrow Creek,” an efficient, mechanical five-finger exercise written and directed by Henry Dunham.

From Los Angeles Times