TREFOIL

trefoil

(noun) an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle

clover, trefoil

(noun) a plant of the genus Trifolium

medic, medick, trefoil

(noun) any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves

Source: WordNet® 3.1

---

Etymology

Noun

trefoil (plural trefoils)

Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.

A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.

(topology) Ellipsis of trefoil knot.

Coordinate terms

• quatrefoil

• cinquefoil

• hexafoil

• sexfoil

• octofoil

• multifoil

• polyfoil

Anagrams

• loftier

Source: Wiktionary

---

Tre"foil, n. Etym: [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. frèfle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See Tri-, Foil leaf, and cf. Trifoly.]

1. (Bot.)

Definition: Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.

2. (Arch.)

Definition: An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils.

3. (Her.)

Definition: A charge representing the clover leaf.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

---

Do you know this game?

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins