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Trefoil

Trefoil Meaning & Definition
Trefoil Definition And Meaning

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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