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trefoil

/ˈtrɛfɔɪl/

Translations

trefoilnoun

trefoils

/ˈtrɛfɔɪl/

trèfleBotanique ; surtout pour les trèfles à trois folioles.

The meadow was filled with trefoil and other wildflowers.

La prairie était couverte de trèfle et d'autres fleurs sauvages.

nœud trèfleMathématiques ; terme de théorie des nœuds.

The trefoil is one of the simplest knots studied in topology.

Le nœud trèfle est l'un des nœuds les plus simples étudiés en topologie.

trèfleArchitecture et héraldique ; motif à trois lobes.

The carved trefoil decorated the stone arch.

Le trèfle sculpté ornait l'arc en pierre.

Additional translations

lotierBotanique ; pour certaines espèces du genre Lotus, notamment le bird's-foot trefoil.

Synonyms

three-leafed plant

clover

trifoliate plant

trefoiladjective

more trefoil

Comp.

most trefoil

Super.

/ˈtrɛfɔɪl/

Used attributively to denote something that has the form or characteristics of a trefoil (three rounded lobes).

tréfléSe dit d'une forme à trois lobes.

The church has a trefoil window above the entrance.

L'église a une fenêtre tréflée au-dessus de l'entrée.

Synonyms

Definitions

trefoilnoun

Any of various herbs of the pea family (Fabaceae) that have three-lobed leaves, especially species in the genera Lotus and Trifolium such as bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).

Bird's-foot trefoil is a common trefoil that thrives in meadows and roadside verges.

An ornamental design of three rounded lobes, resembling a clover leaf, used typically in architectural tracery.

The cathedral's windows were adorned with intricate trefoil patterns.

A figure or knot consisting of three interlinked loops, specifically the simplest non-trivial mathematical knot.

The trefoil is the first example studied in introductory knot theory.

trefoiladjective

Having the shape or characteristics of a trefoil; three-lobed.

The doorway is topped by a trefoil arch.