QUATREFOIL

Quatrefoil

In art, architecture and traditional Christian symbolism, the quatrefoil is a type of decorative framework consisting of a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially overlapping circles of the same diameter. The word quatrefoil means "four leaves", from Latin quattuor, four, plus folium, a leaf.) and applies to general four-lobed shapes in various contexts.

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quatrefoil

Noun

  1. a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
  2. A stylized flower or leaf with four lobes.


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