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quatrefoil
(kat′ər fo̵il′, ka′trə-)
noun
- a flower with four petals or a leaf with four leaflets
- Archit. a circular design made up of four converging arcs
Origin: ME quaterfoyle < MFr quatrefeuille < quatre (< L quattuor, four) + feuille (< L folium, leaf: see foil)
See quatrefoil in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
- A representation of a flower with four petals or a leaf with four leaflets, especially in heraldry.
- Architecture Tracery or an ornament with four foils or lobes.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English quaterfoile
Origin: : Old French quatre, four; see quatrain
Origin: + Old French foil, leaf; see foil2
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