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Trefoil

//ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
  2. 2
    an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle wordnet
  3. 3
    A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.

    ""The pristine, unbroken condition of the vessel – sometimes called a trefoil jug – caused the entire dig to 'come to a halt,' Søvsø remarked.""

  4. 4
    a plant of the genus Trifolium wordnet
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of trefoil knot. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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  1. 6
    any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil, trefeul, from Latin trifolium, from tri- (“three”) + folium (“leaf”).

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