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trefoiled, a.|ˈtriːfɔɪld, ˈtrɛ-|
[f. prec. + -ed2.]
1. (Chiefly Arch.) Ornamented with a trefoil or trefoils; formed as a trefoil (sense 3).
c1420[see prec. 3]. 1815J. Smith Panorama Sc. & Art I. 154 The [window] heads being arched, are trefoiled or cinquefoiled. 1849Ruskin Sev. Lamps iv. §27. 117 The wall in the trefoiled lights is curved. 1874Parker Goth. Archit. i. iv. 144 [Early English] Doorways are generally pointed or trefoiled.
2. Composed of, or having leaves composed of, three leaflets, trifoliate; transf. three-lobed.
1854S. Thomson Wild Fl. iii. (ed. 4) 200 Trefoiled plants. 1892M. Stokes Six Months in Apennines 19 Bursting from its trefoiled shell. |