multifoil

[ muhl-tuh-foil ]

/ ˈmʌl təˌfɔɪl /

Architecture

noun

a foil, especially one having more than five lobes.

adjective

(of an arch, window opening, etc.) having the form of a foil with more than five lobes.

Origin of multifoil

First recorded in 1825–35; multi- + foil²

Words nearby multifoil

multiflora, multiflora rose, multiflorous, multifocal, multifocal lens, multifoil, multifold, multifoliate, multiform, multifunctional, multigenerational

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Example sentences from the Web for multifoil

Near it is a double piscina, formed by a couple of shafts with capitals hollowed out with multifoil cusping.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
Multifoil cusped arch, invented by the Moors at Cordova in the 10th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
Multifoil, mul′ti-foil, adj. having more than five foils or arcuate divisions.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for multifoil

multifoil

/ (ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl) /

noun

an ornamental design having a large number of foilsSee also trefoil (def. 4), quatrefoil (def. 2), cinquefoil (def. 2)

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单词	multifoil
释义	multifoil [ muhl-tuh-foil ] / ˈmʌl təˌfɔɪl / Architecture noun a foil, especially one having more than five lobes. adjective (of an arch, window opening, etc.) having the form of a foil with more than five lobes. Origin of multifoil First recorded in 1825–35; multi- + foil² Words nearby multifoil multiflora, multiflora rose, multiflorous, multifocal, multifocal lens, multifoil, multifold, multifoliate, multiform, multifunctional, multigenerational Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for multifoil Near it is a double piscina, formed by a couple of shafts with capitals hollowed out with multifoil cusping. Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain\|George Edmund Street Multifoil cusped arch, invented by the Moors at Cordova in the 10th century. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4\|Various Multifoil, mul′ti-foil, adj. having more than five foils or arcuate divisions. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for multifoil multifoil / (ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl) / noun an ornamental design having a large number of foilsSee also trefoil (def. 4), quatrefoil (def. 2), cinquefoil (def. 2) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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