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quatrefoil definition

quat·re·foil (kat′ər fo̵il′, ka′trə-)

noun

  1. a flower with four petals or a leaf with four leaflets
  2. Archit. a circular design made up of four converging arcs

Etymology: ME quaterfoyle < MFr quatrefeuille < quatre (< L quattuor, four) + feuille (< L folium, leaf: see foil)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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