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单词 quatrefoil
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quat•re•foil  (katər foil′, katrə-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya leaf composed of four leaflets.
  2. Architecturea panellike ornament composed of four lobes, divided by cusps, radiating from a common center.
  • Middle French quatre four + -foil (as in trefoil)
  • Middle English 1375–1425
quatre•foiled′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quatrefoil /ˈkætrəˌfɔɪl/ n
  1. a leaf composed of four leaflets
  2. a carved ornament having four foils arranged about a common centre, esp one used in tracery
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from quatre four + -foil leaflet; compare trefoil
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