a. [ OE. fif, five, AS. fīf, fīfe; akin to D. vijf, OS. fīf, OHG. finf, funf, G. fünf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith. penki, W. pump, OIr. cóic, L. quinque, Gr.
Five nations (Ethnol.),
n.
Five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Matt. xxv. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. & adv. In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Baseball) A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.
n. Cinquefoil; five-finger.
n. (Min.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game. Smart. [ 1913 Webster ]
Fives court,
n. [ See Vives. ] A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]