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trefoil n. 車軸草,三葉形 車軸草,三葉形 trefoil n 1: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves [ synonym: { medic}, { medick}, { trefoil}] 2: a plant of the genus Trifolium [ synonym: { clover}, { trefoil}] 3: an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circleTrefoil \ 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] 41 Moby Thesaurus words for " trefoil": 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
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