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quatrefoilenUK
quat·re·foil Q0021900 (kăt′ər-foil′, kăt′rə-)n.1. A representation of a flower with four petals or a leaf with four leaflets, especially in heraldry.2. Architecture Tracery or an ornament with four foils or lobes. [Middle English quaterfoile : Old French quatre, four; see quatrain + Old French foil, leaf; see foil2.]quatrefoil (ˈkætrəˌfɔɪl) or quatrefeuillen1. (Botany) a leaf composed of four leaflets2. (Architecture) architect a carved ornament having four foils arranged about a common centre, esp one used in tracery[C15: from Old French, from quatre four + -foil leaflet; compare trefoil]quat•re•foil (ˈkæt ərˌfɔɪl, ˈkæ trə-) n. 1. a leaf composed of four leaflets. 2. an architectural ornament composed of four lobes, separated by cusps, radiating from a common center. [1375–1425; Middle English < Middle French quatre four + -foil (as in trefoil)]
quatrefoilenUK
quatrefoil1. a leaf composed of four leaflets 2. Architect a carved ornament having four foils arranged about a common centre, esp one used in tracery quatrefoilHaving four foils, lobes, or acute divisions. See also: Foilsquatrefoil[′kwä·trə‚fȯil] (mathematics) A multifoil consisting of four congruent arcs of a circle arranged around a square. quatrefoilA four-lobed pattern divided by cusps; also See foil. |