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trefoil
[tree-foil, tref-oil]
noun
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Trifolium, of the legume family, having usually digitate leaves of three leaflets and reddish, purple, yellow, or white flower heads, comprising the common clovers.
any of various similar plants.
Architecture.an ornament composed of three lobes, divided by cusps, radiating from a common center.
such an ornamental figure used by the Girl Scouts as its official emblem.
adjective
of, relating to, or shaped like a trefoil.
trefoil
/ ˈٰɛɔɪ /
noun
any of numerous leguminous plants of the temperate genus Trifolium , having leaves divided into three leaflets and dense heads of small white, yellow, red, or purple flowers
any of various related plants having leaves divided into three leaflets, such as bird's-foot trefoil
a leaf having three leaflets
architect an ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈٰڴǾ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of trefoil1
Example Sentences
This symmetry-matched strong field breaks the space and time symmetry within the material, and, more importantly, the resulting configuration depends on the orientation of the trefoil field with respect to the material.
The trefoil also appeared on big travel bags, and as a print on trousers.
The steel-and-cement trefoil exploding from the earth resembles the Capitol from the Hunger Games films.
In his luggage was the trefoil flag of a neo-Nazi hate group.
Bigwig followed Chervil along the run, down which came the scents of warm grass, clover and hop trefoil.
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