trefoil

Noun

Meaning

Any plant of the genus Trifolium, which includes the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly, applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See Clover, and Medic.

An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils.

A charge representing the clover leaf.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

clover shamrock frieze trident three club honeysuckle tierce triangle triad leash alfalfa trey medic trifoliate
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Hypernyms

herb herbaceous plant architectural ornament

Hyponyms

lucerne shamrock alfalfa red clover moon trefoil dutch clover

Related terms

trifoliolate trifolium

Phrases with the word

water trefoil stinking bean trefoil western bird's-foot trefoil thorny trefoil big trefoil bog bird's-foot trefoil

Anagrams

loftier

Examples

Also, the magnetic field of each phase conductor in a 3-phase system is negated when the other two phase conductors are nearby to form a trefoil. Source: Internet

For instance, the Alexander polynomial can be used to distinguish the trefoil knot from the figure-eight knot and the unknot (a simple loop). Source: Internet

It's crafted from soft French terry to keep you comfy, while a Trefoil logo offers a signature sporty look. Source: Internet

For Girl Scouts, the three trefoil leaves represent the three-fold promise: "To serve God and my country, to help people at all times, and to live by the Girl Scout law." Source: Internet

Other meanings * A trefoil formation is a cross-sectional arrangement of electrical cables that minimises electrodynamic forces during fault conditions. Source: Internet

Daniel Cilia, Malta Before History (2004: Miranda Publishers) ISBN 9990985081 citation citation The temples have distinctive architecture, typically a complex trefoil design, and were used from 4000 to 2500 BCE. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

trefle trefled trefly trefoil arch trefoil knot trefoiled