QUATREFOIL


Meaning of QUATREFOIL in English

— quatrefoiled , adj.

/kat"euhr foyl', ka"treuh-/ , n.

1. a leaf composed of four leaflets.

2. Archit. a panellike ornament composed of four lobes, divided by cusps, radiating from a common center.

[ 1375-1425; ME quatre four + -foil (as in TREFOIL) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .