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单词 quatrefoiled
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quatrefoiledadj.

Brit. /ˈkatrəfɔɪld/, U.S. /ˈkædərˌfɔɪld/, /ˈkætrəˌfɔɪld/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: quatrefoil n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < quatrefoil n. + -ed suffix2. Compare earlier quatrefoil adj., quadrifoil adj., and slightly later quatrefoliated adj.
Chiefly Architecture.
Having the form of a quatrefoil; decorated with quatrefoils.
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foliating1835
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septfoil1844
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multifoil1849
trifoliated1850
multifoiled1851
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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).
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