"quatrefoil" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kætɹəˌfɔɪl/, /kætə(ɹ)ˌfɔɪl/ Audio: En-us-quatrefoil.oga , En-us-quatrefoil2.oga Forms: quatrefoils [plural], quadrefoil [alternative], quarterfoil [alternative], quaterfoil [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French quatrefoil, from quatre (“four”) + foil (“leaf”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|quatrefoil}} Old French quatrefoil Head templates: {{en-noun}} quatrefoil (plural quatrefoils)
  1. (architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter. Categories (topical): Architecture Translations (shape): четирилистник (četirilistnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), nelilehti (Finnish), quatrefeuille [feminine] (French), Vierpass [masculine] (German), quattrofoglie [masculine] (Italian), pewawhā (Maori)
    Sense id: en-quatrefoil-en-noun-yQqGm4ib Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'shape': 98 2
  2. (heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes. Categories (topical): Heraldic charges, Four
    Sense id: en-quatrefoil-en-noun-fUQn5~T1 Disambiguation of Four: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 23 77 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quadrifoil, quadrifoliate, quadrifoliolate, quadrofoil, quatrefoliated Coordinate_terms: trefoil, cinquefoil, hexafoil, sexfoil, octofoil, multifoil (english: several), polyfoil (english: many)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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