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    Inspired by gmack's cobbler question, how about the word given for a composition of five items with four at the corners of a square and one in the middle?

    Question #55793. Asked by peasypod. (Mar 09 05 5:48 AM)


    mibmob

    		Um... why would such a thing have a name?

    Mar 09 05, 6:48 AM
    peasypod

    		Shouldn't you be trying to find out m'dear?

    Mar 09 05, 6:50 AM
    shady shaker

    		Funnel comes to mind..........Goodness knows why!

    Mar 09 05, 7:27 AM
    mibmob

    		Quincunx of course!

    Mar 09 05, 7:34 AM
    Stew54

    		Darn. Beaten to it by nimble-fingered-mibby. Reduced to adding a bit of bonus information to excuse myself posting second - the quincunx was a standard formation employed by Roman legions.


    Mar 09 05, 7:39 AM
    mibmob

    		I was orginally foled by the idea of objects. Also Carfax - corruption of quadrifurcus - same thing with four.
    Have a look at these!
    http://phrontistery.info/favourite.html

    Mar 09 05, 7:57 AM
    shady shaker

    		Peasy has a very special something for you, mibby!!

    Mar 09 05, 8:05 AM
    mibmob

    		Fooled, not foled!
    What is this special thing, shady?

    Mar 09 05, 10:06 AM
    shady shaker

    		It's a personal item that will give you hours of pleasure........................................

    Mar 09 05, 3:56 PM
    peasypod

    		Shady, what could you possibly be talking about? Mibby, would you care for a hot Earl Grey? Nice One.

    Mar 09 05, 4:28 PM
    peasypod

    		....oh and stew, the banana's yours.

    Mar 09 05, 4:29 PM
    Stew54

    		I'm honoured to receive your banana as my consolation prize, peasy, and hope mibmob enjoys her hot steaming Earl.

    Mar 09 05, 5:29 PM
    peasypod

    		*peasy grins*

    Mar 09 05, 5:33 PM
    gmackematix

    		I've never been quite sure how quincunx comes from Latin for 5/12 when it is surely 5/9.

    Mar 09 05, 5:41 PM
    mibmob

    		quinque=5 and cunctus=joined

    Mar 10 05, 5:43 AM
    gmackematix

    		Yet the OED, who like to put "origin uncertain" when they aren't sure agree with the Phrontistery that it comes from the Latin "Quinque uncia", i.e. five-twelfths.

    Mar 10 05, 8:46 PM

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