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trifoil

trifoil is the archaic form of trefoil.

Meaning of trefoil

Noun

trefoil (plural trefoils)

  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
    Synonyms:
    threefoil

Forms of trifoil

pluraltrifoils

Questions about trifoil

What is trifoil the archaic form of?
Trifoil is the archaic form of trefoil.

Words near trifoil in the dictionary

  1. triflyl
  2. triflyl azide
  3. trifocal
  4. trifocalization
  5. trifocals
  6. trifoil
  7. trifoils
  8. trifold
  9. trifolds
  10. trifolia
  11. trifoliate

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