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trefoil en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹiː.fɔɪl/
• /ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/
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Etymology

From Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil, trefeul, from Latin trifolium, from tri- (“three”) + folium (“leaf”).

Meanings

1. Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
2. A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.
   • "The pristine, unbroken condition of the vessel – sometimes called a trefoil jug – caused the entire dig to 'come to a halt,' Søvsø remarked." 2015 June 16, David DeMar, “Ancient Pitcher Discovered in Historic Danish City”, in New Historian:
3. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of trefoil knot.
   alt of trefoil knot

Forms

Coordinates

octofoil · cinquefoil · multifoil · hexafoil · sexfoil · quatrefoil · polyfoil

Deriveds

thorny trefoil · stinking bean trefoil · burgundy trefoil · sweet trefoil · marsh trefoil · tick-trefoil · trefoilwise · meadow bird's-foot trefoil · trefoillike · burr trefoil · lesser hop trefoil · shrubby trefoil · moon trefoil · bird's-foot trefoil · hare's-foot trefoil · prairie bird's-foot trefoil · sour trefoil · heart trefoil · bean trefoil · lesser trefoil · yellow trefoil · snail trefoil · trefoiled · big trefoil · prairie trefoil · milk trefoil · birdsfoot trefoil · bog bird's-foot trefoil) · lesser yellow trefoil · hop trefoil · white trefoil · showy tick trefoil · pseudotrefoil · native birdsfoot trefoil · Spanish trefoil · austral trefoil · bush trefoil · water trefoil · rabbit-foot clover

Relateds

trifoliolate · trifolium

Synonyms

threefoil

Translations (54)

da trekløver (plant) · la trifolium (plant) · la trifolium (symbol) · tr üçgül (plant) · fr trèfle (plant) · fr tierce-feuille (symbol) · am ኣማቅጥ (plant) · fi kolmilehti (symbol) · tl klober (plant) · uk трили́сник (plant) · nrf trêfl'ye dg'ieau (plant) · fi kolmiapila (symbol) · de Dreiblatt (plant) · es trébol (symbol) · tr tirfil (plant) · ru трили́стник (plant) · bg трили́стник (symbol) · fa شبدر (plant) · el τριφύλλι (plant) · fr tiercefeuille (symbol) · ota طرفیل (plant) · cs trojlist (symbol) · fi apilanlehti (symbol) · ru трили́стник (symbol) · ro trifoi (plant) · eo trifolio (plant) · pl koniczyna (plant) · ja クローバー (plant) · tr yonca (plant) · bg трилистник (plant) · ca trèvol (plant) · ota یونجه (plant) · gd barra-mhìslein (plant) · hy երեքնուկ (plant) · it trifoglio (plant) · de Klee (plant) · ar نَفَل (plant) · ka სამყურა (plant) · nl klaver (plant) · cmn 三葉草 /三叶草 (plant) · el-kth τριφύλλιον (plant) · ru кле́вер (plant) · yue 三葉草 /三叶草 (plant) · pt trifólio (plant) · vi cây chia ba (plant) · de Dreipass (symbol) · pl trójliść (symbol) · fro tierche feuille (symbol) · fi kolmiapila (plant) · es trébol (plant) · pt trevo (plant) · gd seamrag (plant) · io trifolio (plant) · cs trojlístek (plant)