About The Word Trefoil
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Trefoil
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What's The Definition Of Trefoil?
[n] an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle
[n] a plant of the genus Trifolium [n] any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves Synonyms | Synonyms for Trefoil: clover | medic | medick Related Terms | Find terms related to Trefoil: See Also | alfalfa | alpine clover | architectural ornament | black medick | buffalo clover | Calvary clover | crimson clover | dutch clover | genus Medicago | genus Trifolium | herb | herbaceous plant | hop clover | Italian clover | lesser yellow trefoil | lucerne | Medicago | Medicago arborea | Medicago echinus | Medicago falcata | Medicago intertexta | Medicago lupulina | Medicago sativa | moon trefoil | nonesuch clover | purple clover | red clover | shamrock | sickle alfalfa | sickle lucerne | sickle medick | Trifolium | Trifolium alpinum | Trifolium dubium | Trifolium incarnatum | Trifolium pratense | Trifolium reflexum | Trifolium repens | Trifolium stoloniferum | white clover | yellow trefoil Trefoil In Webster's Dictionary \Tre"foil\, n. [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F.
fr[`e]fle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See {Tri-}, {Foil}
leaf, and cf. {Trifoly}.]
1. (Bot.) 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.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three
divisions, or foils.
3. (Her.) A charge representing the clover leaf.
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