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trefoil

/ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
tre-foil
IPA
/ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Ellipsis of trefoil knot.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English trefoil, from Old French trifoil, trefeul, from Latin trifolium, from tri- (“three”) + folium (“leaf”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

trefoils (plural)

Derived Forms

pseudotrefoil trefoiled trefoillike trefoilwise

Phrases

austral trefoil bean trefoil big trefoil birdsfoot trefoil bird's-foot trefoil bog bird's-foot trefoil) burgundy trefoil burr trefoil

Frequently Paired Words

trifoliolate trifolium quatrefoil cinquefoil hexafoil sexfoil octofoil multifoil

Synonyms

threefoil clover medic medick

Questions

How do you pronounce trefoil?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɛ.fɔɪl/.
What does trefoil mean?
Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.
Where does trefoil come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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