'Trefoil' definitions:
Definition of 'trefoil'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Trefoil'
From: GCIDE
- Trefoil \Tre"foil\, n. [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F. fr[`e]fle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See Tri-, Foil leaf, and cf. Trifoly.]
- 1. (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three divisions, or foils. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Her.) A charge representing the clover leaf. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'trefoil'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- clover,
- deuce-ace,
- leash,
- set of three,
- shamrock,
- tercet,
- ternary,
- ternion,
- terzetto,
- three,
- threesome,
- tierce,
- trey,
- triad,
- trialogue,
- triangle,
- tricorn,
- trident,
- triennium,
- trihedron,
- trilogy,
- trimester,
- trine,
- trinity,
- trinomial,
- trio,
- triphthong,
- triple crown,
- triple threat,
- triplet,
- triplopy,
- tripod,
- triptych,
- trireme,
- triseme,
- triskelion,
- trisul,
- triumvirate,
- triunity,
- trivet,
- troika