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qua·tre·foil
\ˈkad.ə(r)ˌfȯil, ˈka.trəˌf-\ noun
Etymology: Middle English quaterfoil set of four leaves, from Middle French quatre four + Middle English -foil (as in trefoil)
1. : a conventionalized representation of a flower with four petals or of a leaf with four leaflets
< an allover pattern of tiny emerald green quatrefoils — Parke-Bernet Galleries Catalog >
specifically : a heraldic representation of a flower with four petals
2. : a figure enclosed by four joined foils; specifically : a 4-lobed foliation in Gothic tracery
• qua·tre·foiled \-ld\ adjective |