septfoiln.adj.

Brit.

/ˈsɛp(t)fɔɪl/, U.S.

/ˈsɛp(t)ˌfɔɪl/

Forms:

α. Old English–early Middle English 1600s septifolium.

β. 1500s–1600s setfoyle, 1600s septfoile, 1600s setfoile, 1600s setfoyl, 1600s– septfoil.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin septefolium , septifolium ; French sept , cinquefoil n., trefoil n.

Etymology: In α. forms < post-classical Latin septefolium tormentil (4th cent.; also as septifolium (11th cent. or earlier)) < classical Latin septi- septi- comb. form¹ + folium foil n.¹, after ancient Greek ἑπτάϕυλλον (see heptaphyllous adj. at hepta- comb. form 3). Compare seven-leaf n. at seven adj. and n. Compounds 4, seven-leaves n. at seven adj. and n. Compounds 4. In β. forms re-formed < Middle French, French sept seven (see sept et le va n.) + -foil (in cinquefoil n., trefoil n.); the plant name does not have a parallel in French.

A. n.

1. The plant tormentil, Potentilla erecta. In later use more widely: any of several plants of (or formerly included in) the genus Potentilla. Now rare.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants.A more common name for plants of this genus is cinquefoil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > tormentil plant or root

septfoilOE

seven-leafOE

nutheada1300

tormentila1400

tormentine14..

turmeric1538

seven-leaves1640

tormentil-root1712

bloodroot1811

ewe-daisy1853

flesh and blood1853

shepherd's knot1884

OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxviii. 160 Ðeos wyrt þe man eptafilon & oðrum naman septifolium [?a1200 Harl. 6258B septifolium] nemneð, & eac sume men seofenleafe hatað, byþ cenned on beganum stowum.

1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lvii. 84 This herbe [sc. Tormentilla] is now called..in English Setfoyle and Tormentill.

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 616 For this disease the Sheapheardes take no other thing but the Hearbe Tormentia [sic], or Set-foyle.

1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. xlvi. 231 Then Tormentil, or Septifolium, which loueth a darke, waterish, and shadowed earth.

1729 W. Maple Method Tanning without Bark 24 Tormentil, or Septfoil,..the Leaves are generally seven, set on the Extremity of Foot Stalk, of a dark Green Colour.

1812 G. Crabbe Tales x. 179 Here the dwarf sallows creep, the septfoil harsh.

1919 A. R. Horwood New Brit. Flora VI. 140/1 Marsh Septfoil (Potentilla palustris..).—The habitat of this plant is bogs and marshes and peaty bogs.

2001 Arctic Anthropol. 38 8/2 Such species as ribwort, heather, septfoil, and sorrel in the middle Neolithic may be present as a result of near-site factors such as cultivation, firewood collection, or trampling.

2. Architecture. An ornamental design with seven foils. Also (chiefly Heraldry): a design with seven leaves or lobes radiating from a common centre.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > ornamentation by foils > specific number of foils

sexfoil1688

quatrefoil1805

cinquefoil1816

septfoil1819

trefoil head1825

multifoil1835

polyfoil1842

septemfoil1842

trefoil1842

sixfoil1849

four-foil1860

octofoil1867

1819 A. Rees Cycl. XVI. at Gothic Architecture Besides all this, they were now invariably ornamented in their heads with cusps, so as to form trefoils, cinquefoils, or septfoils.

1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. ii. 53 The double sub-arch, decorated..with quatrefoils, sixfoils, and septfoils, in the transept towers of Rouen.

1905 T. K. Abbott Catal. 15th Cent. Bks. Libr. Trinity Coll., Dublin 219/1 Bull's head with shaft surmounted by a septfoil.

1927 F. Harrison York Minster vi. 70 The large circle in the tracery..contains only a septfoil, and not a ninefoil, as in the chapter house.

1992 R. Harbison Shell Guide Eng. Parish Churches i. 3/1 Above the arcades weird stone ribs cut across brick patterns. Only one of the septfoils in spandrels is inlaid with a big bauble.

B. adj.

Architecture and Decorative Arts. Ornamented with or formed of seven foils (foil n.¹ 2b).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > foiled

cinquefoil1752

trefoil1752

quatrefoil1776

trefoiled1815

cinquefoiled1823

quatrefoiled1834

foiled1835

foliating1835

quatrefoliated1835

trefoliated1835

foliated1838

septfoil1844

sexfoil1846

sexfoiled1846

multifoil1849

trifoliated1850

multifoiled1851

trefoil-headed1861

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > foils

trefoiledc1420

cinquefoil1752

cinquefoiled1823

octofoil1844

octofoiled1844

septfoil1844

sexfoil1846

quinquefoil1909

1844 F. A. Paley Ecclesiologist's Guide Churches 12 Three good graduated sedilia with septfoil arches.

1893 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 5th Ser. 3 390 The east window has a semicircular head, with a septfoil moulding on the arch.

1903 B. Bryan Matlock ix. 233 The chancel window is composed of three tall lancet-headed compartments, with a geometrical traceried septfoil light above.

2000 R. Tyson Medieval Glass Vessels found in Eng. 137/1 The septfoil border with trefoil ornaments at each cusp..has parallels in gothic stained glass.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	septfoil
释义	septfoiln.adj. Brit. /ˈsɛp(t)fɔɪl/, U.S. /ˈsɛp(t)ˌfɔɪl/ Forms: α. Old English–early Middle English 1600s septifolium. β. 1500s–1600s setfoyle, 1600s septfoile, 1600s setfoile, 1600s setfoyl, 1600s– septfoil. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from French, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin septefolium , septifolium ; French sept , cinquefoil n., trefoil n. Etymology: In α. forms < post-classical Latin septefolium tormentil (4th cent.; also as septifolium (11th cent. or earlier)) < classical Latin septi- septi- comb. form¹ + folium foil n.¹, after ancient Greek ἑπτάϕυλλον (see heptaphyllous adj. at hepta- comb. form 3). Compare seven-leaf n. at seven adj. and n. Compounds 4, seven-leaves n. at seven adj. and n. Compounds 4. In β. forms re-formed < Middle French, French sept seven (see sept et le va n.) + -foil (in cinquefoil n., trefoil n.); the plant name does not have a parallel in French. A. n. 1. The plant tormentil, Potentilla erecta. In later use more widely: any of several plants of (or formerly included in) the genus Potentilla. Now rare.Now chiefly in lists of alternative names for these plants.A more common name for plants of this genus is cinquefoil. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > tormentil plant or root septfoilOE seven-leafOE nutheada1300 tormentila1400 tormentine14.. turmeric1538 seven-leaves1640 tormentil-root1712 bloodroot1811 ewe-daisy1853 flesh and blood1853 shepherd's knot1884 OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Vitell.) (1984) cxviii. 160 Ðeos wyrt þe man eptafilon & oðrum naman septifolium [?a1200 Harl. 6258B septifolium] nemneð, & eac sume men seofenleafe hatað, byþ cenned on beganum stowum. 1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. lvii. 84 This herbe [sc. Tormentilla] is now called..in English Setfoyle and Tormentill. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 616 For this disease the Sheapheardes take no other thing but the Hearbe Tormentia [sic], or Set-foyle. 1616 G. Markham tr. C. Estienne et al. Maison Rustique (rev. ed.) ii. xlvi. 231 Then Tormentil, or Septifolium, which loueth a darke, waterish, and shadowed earth. 1729 W. Maple Method Tanning without Bark 24 Tormentil, or Septfoil,..the Leaves are generally seven, set on the Extremity of Foot Stalk, of a dark Green Colour. 1812 G. Crabbe Tales x. 179 Here the dwarf sallows creep, the septfoil harsh. 1919 A. R. Horwood New Brit. Flora VI. 140/1 Marsh Septfoil (Potentilla palustris..).—The habitat of this plant is bogs and marshes and peaty bogs. 2001 Arctic Anthropol. 38 8/2 Such species as ribwort, heather, septfoil, and sorrel in the middle Neolithic may be present as a result of near-site factors such as cultivation, firewood collection, or trampling. 2. Architecture. An ornamental design with seven foils. Also (chiefly Heraldry): a design with seven leaves or lobes radiating from a common centre. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > ornamentation by foils > specific number of foils sexfoil1688 quatrefoil1805 cinquefoil1816 septfoil1819 trefoil head1825 multifoil1835 polyfoil1842 septemfoil1842 trefoil1842 sixfoil1849 four-foil1860 octofoil1867 1819 A. Rees Cycl. XVI. at Gothic Architecture Besides all this, they were now invariably ornamented in their heads with cusps, so as to form trefoils, cinquefoils, or septfoils. 1849 J. Ruskin Seven Lamps Archit. ii. 53 The double sub-arch, decorated..with quatrefoils, sixfoils, and septfoils, in the transept towers of Rouen. 1905 T. K. Abbott Catal. 15th Cent. Bks. Libr. Trinity Coll., Dublin 219/1 Bull's head with shaft surmounted by a septfoil. 1927 F. Harrison York Minster vi. 70 The large circle in the tracery..contains only a septfoil, and not a ninefoil, as in the chapter house. 1992 R. Harbison Shell Guide Eng. Parish Churches i. 3/1 Above the arcades weird stone ribs cut across brick patterns. Only one of the septfoils in spandrels is inlaid with a big bauble. B. adj. Architecture and Decorative Arts. Ornamented with or formed of seven foils (foil n.¹ 2b). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > foiled cinquefoil1752 trefoil1752 quatrefoil1776 trefoiled1815 cinquefoiled1823 quatrefoiled1834 foiled1835 foliating1835 quatrefoliated1835 trefoliated1835 foliated1838 septfoil1844 sexfoil1846 sexfoiled1846 multifoil1849 trifoliated1850 multifoiled1851 trefoil-headed1861 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [adjective] > foils trefoiledc1420 cinquefoil1752 cinquefoiled1823 octofoil1844 octofoiled1844 septfoil1844 sexfoil1846 quinquefoil1909 1844 F. A. Paley Ecclesiologist's Guide Churches 12 Three good graduated sedilia with septfoil arches. 1893 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Antiquaries Ireland 5th Ser. 3 390 The east window has a semicircular head, with a septfoil moulding on the arch. 1903 B. Bryan Matlock ix. 233 The chancel window is composed of three tall lancet-headed compartments, with a geometrical traceried septfoil light above. 2000 R. Tyson Medieval Glass Vessels found in Eng. 137/1 The septfoil border with trefoil ornaments at each cusp..has parallels in gothic stained glass. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.OE
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