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quatrefoil
noun qua·tre·foil \ˈka-tər-ˌfȯi(-ə)l, ˈka-trə-\
Definition of QUATREFOIL
1
: a conventionalized representation of a flower with four petals or of a leaf with four leaflets
2
: a 4-lobed foliation in architecture
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Origin of QUATREFOIL
Middle English quaterfoil set of four leaves, from Anglo-French quatre + Middle English -foil (as in trefoil)
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with QUATREFOIL
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