Pentacle

Pentacle
Pentacle Pen"ta*cle, n. [Gr. ? five.] A figure composed of two equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a six-pointed star, -- used in early ornamental art, and also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics of the Middle Ages. [1913 Webster]

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