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multifoil Arch.|ˈmʌltɪfɔɪl|
[f. multi- 2 + foil n.1]
An ornament consisting of many (i.e. more than five) foils. Also attrib. or adj.
1835[see foil n.1 2 b]. 1848B. Webb Cont. Ecclesiol. x. 419 There are multifoils with reliefs of angels singing. 1849Freeman Archit. 278 The strange multifoil shape which is a peculiarity of the Arabian architecture of Spain.
Hence ˈmultifoiled a, composed of many foils.
1851Ruskin Stones Ven. I. viii. §15 Multifoiled shafts are seldom true grouped shafts. |