I. ˈäktəˌfȯil adjective
Etymology: octa- + foil, n.
: having eight leaves
a temple column of octofoil plan
II. noun
1. : an octofoil figure
the chancel … window has an octofoil above three cusped lights — Nikolaus Pevsner
2. : double quatrefoil
I. ˈäktəˌfȯil adjective
Etymology: octa- + foil, n.
: having eight leaves
a temple column of octofoil plan
II. noun
1. : an octofoil figure
the chancel … window has an octofoil above three cusped lights — Nikolaus Pevsner
2. : double quatrefoil
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012