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octofoil en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɒktəfɔɪl/ (UK)

Etymology

From octo- + foil.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Having eight lobes or leaves.
   • Then there was the cool air as I entered the front hall of Number Twelve Šporkova, the metal box for the electrics built into the wall beside the entrance with its lightning symbol, the octofoil mosaic flower in shades of dove grey and snow white […] 2001, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, published 2011, page 213:

octofoil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɒktəfɔɪl/ (UK)

Etymology

From octo- + foil.

Meanings

1. A stylized flower or leaf with eight lobes; a double quatrefoil.

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