Trefoil

What do we mean by trefoil?

Any of various plants of the pea family, chiefly of the genera Trifolium and Lotus, having compound trifoliolate leaves. noun

An ornament, symbol, or architectural form having the appearance of a trifoliolate leaf. noun

In anatomy, the triangular area which forms the front part of a molar tooth; the protocone, paracone, and metacone lying at the angles. Same as trigon, 6. noun

A plant of the genus Trifolium; clover. noun

The third leaf put forth by a young plant. noun

An ornamental feathering or foliation used in medieval Pointed architecture in the heads of window-lights, tracery, panelings, etc., in which the spaces between the cusps represent a three-lobed figure. noun

In heraldry, a bearing supposed to represent a clover-leaf. noun

A bombycid moth, Lasiocampa trifolii, whose larva feeds on grass and clover in Europe. Also called grass-egger and clover-egger. noun

Characterized by the presence or prominence of a trefoil or trefoils; consisting of trefoils; thrice foliated.

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. noun

An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils. noun

A charge representing the clover leaf. noun

Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium. noun

A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament. noun

Any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves noun

A plant of the genus Trifolium noun

An architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle noun

Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.

A symbol having the shape of such leaves, especially when used as an architectural ornament.

Words that are spelled similarly to trefoil:
trefoil.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word trefoil:
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Words that rhyme with trefoil:
enough oil.

Adjectives that are often used to describe trefoil:
foot, yellow, birdsfoot, poor, pointed, tick, large, big, small, white, common, headed, holy, double, leaved, simple, reciprocal, red, wild, birdfoot, hop, golden, gothic, learned, delicate, green, shrubby, lobed, sacred, friendly, dear, flowered, spanish, shallow, marsh, eternal, lesser, slender, handed, hand, bean, square, imperial, scarlet, triple, usual, staggering, crowned, fragrant, purple, gilded, canadian, foliage, anterior, subterranean, ogee, blrdsfoot, wee, fairy, pierced, rough, plain, treble, strawberry, hearted, conventional, rigid, graceful, splendid, inverted, enormous, leafed, spun, alexandrian, subterraneous, centre, cusped, humble.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective trefoil:
mouth, head, arch, lip, cusped, lipped, arches, heads, niches, lips, quadrilateral, plate, fold, effect, pattern.

Consonant match to trefoil:
trifle, truffle, trayful, treeful, tree file.

Words that sound like trefoil:
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