trefoil
pronunciation
How to pronounce trefoil in British English:
UK [ˈtrefɔɪl]
How to pronounce trefoil in American English:
US [ˈtriˌfɔɪl, ˈtrɛfˌɔɪl]
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- Noun:
- any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
- a plant of the genus Trifolium
- an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle
Word Origin
- trefoil (n.)
- late 14c., type of clover, from Anglo-French trifoil (13c.), Old French trefueil "clover, clover-leaf," from Latin trifolium "three-leaved plant," from tri- "three" (see tri-) + folium "leaf" (see folio). As a type of ornamental figure in medieval architecture, early 15c.
Example
- 1. They say dr. trefoil is very rich .
- 2. What exactly is shamrock - trefoil , clover or sorrel ?
- 3. The design is french ; the trefoil is an echo of the fleur-de-lis , the stylized lily associated with french kingship .
- 4. In october 1519 , for instance , babur rode out to istalif with friends : " its lawns were one sheet of trefoil ; its pomegranate trees yellowed to autumn splendour , their fruit full red . "
- 5. But shengpatelike is brave in the face of danger , takes off at once a trefoil alfalfa , the image field have expounded holy father , son of god , holy ghost three-in-one religious doctrine . His eloquence speech has made irish be deeply moved , has accepted the ceremonious baptism that the shengpatelike host executes .