quatrefoil
noun/kætɹəˌfɔɪl/
Etymology
From Old French quatrefoil, from quatre (“four”) + foil (“leaf”).
- derived from quatrefoil
Definitions
A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles…
A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
- It was a narrow, gravelled island we had to lie on, guarded by glazed brick chimneys and, running along the sides, a prickly little gothic fence of iron finials and terracotta quatrefoils.
A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes.
The neighborhood
- neighborquadrifoil
- neighborquadrifoliate
- neighborquadrifoliolate
- neighborquadrofoil
- neighborquatrefoliated
- neighbormandorla
- neighborquincunx
- neighborrosette
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA