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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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]

2. The 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]

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