TREFOIL


Meaning of TREFOIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrē-ˌfȯi(-ə)l, ˈtre- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin trifolium, from tri- + folium leaf — more at blade

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : clover 1 ; broadly : any of several leguminous herbs (as bird's-foot trefoil) with leaves that have or appear to have three leaflets

b. : a trifoliolate leaf

2. : an ornament or symbol in the form of a stylized trifoliolate leaf

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trefoil 2

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