Trefoil

['trefɒɪl;'triːfɒɪl] or ['trifɔɪl]

Definition

(noun.) an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle.

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Definition

(n.) Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.

(n.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils.

(n.) A charge representing the clover leaf.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Clover.

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Definition

n. a three-leaved plant as the white and red clover: (archit.) an ornament like trefoil.—n. Tref′le a trefoil.—adj. Trefle (tref′lā) ending in a three-lobed figure (her.).

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