TRISKELION


Meaning of TRISKELION in English

/tri skel"ee on', -euhn, truy-/ , n. , pl. triskelia /tri skel"ee euh, truy-/ .

a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.

Also, triskele /tris"keel, truy"skeel/ .

[ 1855-60; triskel ( és ) three-legged ( tri- TRI- + skél ( os ) leg + -es adj. suffix) + -ion dim. suffix ]

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