单词 | quatrefoiled |
释义 | quatrefoiledadj. Chiefly Architecture. Having the form of a quatrefoil; decorated with quatrefoils. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [adjective] > foiled cinquefoil1752 trefoil1752 quatrefoil1776 trefoiled1815 cinquefoiled1823 quatrefoiled1834 foiled1835 foliating1835 quatrefoliated1835 trefoliated1835 foliated1838 septfoil1844 sexfoil1846 sexfoiled1846 multifoil1849 trifoliated1850 multifoiled1851 trefoil-headed1861 1834 M. H. Bloxam Glimpse Monumental Archit. & Sculpt. ix. 147 The tomb..is embellished with a series of deeply recessed quatrefoiled compartments. 1848 B. Webb Sketches Continental Ecclesiol. 62 The side lights having quatrefoiled circles in their heads. 1881 Notes & Queries 6th Ser. 3 133/1 A brass seal with a quatrefoiled handle. 1936 A. W. Clapham Romanesque Archit. W. Europe iv. 88 Some of the churches, such as S. Savin, have lofty cylindrical columns, but the more common form of support is the compound or the quatrefoiled pier. 1954 Times 5 Mar. 4/4 Boileau converted an existing building..fitting it with columns, arches, and ribs of cast iron, with iron tracery and quatrefoiled galleries. 1998 Leicester Mercury (Nexis) 15 Apr. 10 Notice the heads of Edward III and his queen, Philippa of Hainault, looking through the south side of the quatrefoiled parapet. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834 |
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