- tre·foil
- /ˈtriːˌfojəl/ noun, pl -foils [count]1 : a plant (such as a clover) that has three leaves on each stem2 : a decorative object or design that is shaped like a leaf with three parts
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tre|foil — «TREE foyl», noun. 1. a plant having threefold leaves. Trefoils belong to the pea family. The clover, black medic, and tick trefoil are trefoils. 2. an ornament like a threefold leaf. ╂[< Anglo French trifoil < Latin trifolium three leaved… … Useful english dictionary
foil — aero·foil; cinque·foil; coun·ter·foil; foil·ing; mil·foil; poly·foil; qua·tre·foil; sept·foil; sex·foil; six·foil; para·foil; foil; hy·dro·foil; mul·ti·foil; oc·to·foil; tre·foil; cinq·foil; … English syllables
trefoil — tre·foil … English syllables
trefoil — tre·foil (treґfoyl) 1. clover; see Trifolium. 2. any of various cloverlike plants, such as certain species of Medicago and Lotus … Medical dictionary
trefoil — tre|foil [ˈtri:fɔıl, ˈtrefɔıl] n technical [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: trefeuil, from Latin trifolium, from tri three + folium leaf ] 1.) a type of small plant that has leaves which divide into three parts 2.) a pattern in the shape… … Dictionary of contemporary English
trefoil — tre•foil [[t]ˈtri fɔɪl, ˈtrɛf ɔɪl[/t]] n. 1) pln clover 1) 2) pln any of various plants having three leaflets resembling those of clover 3) pln a three lobed flower or leaf 4) archit. an architectural ornament composed of three lobes, separated… … From formal English to slang
Trefoil — Tre foil, n. [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. fr[ e]fle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See {Tri }, {Foil} leaf, and cf. {Trifoly}.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Trifolium}, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; less properly … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quatrefeuille — Qua tre*feuille, Quatrefoil Qua tre*foil, n. [F. quatre feuilles.] Same as {Quarterfoil}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Quatrefoil — Quatrefeuille Qua tre*feuille, Quatrefoil Qua tre*foil, n. [F. quatre feuilles.] Same as {Quarterfoil}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
qua — ad·e·qua·cy; ad·e·qua·tion; ad·e·qua·tive; ana·qua; an·ti·qua·tion; chau·tau·qua; chin·qua·pin; col·li·qua·tion; des·qua·mate; des·qua·ma·tive; des·qua·ma·to·ry; eli·qua·tion; ex·e·qua·tur; kwal·hi·o·qua; li·qua·tion; lo·qua·cious;… … English syllables
