trefoil

Meanings

• noun

  A decorative knot or ornament resembling a three-leaved shape, especially one made from interlaced stems of trefoil or other plants.

  - "The garden was filled with trefoil knots, intertwined in intricate patterns."
  - "She wore a necklace with a trefoil pendant, a symbol of good luck."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with trefoil
soil , oil , boil , coil

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Variants

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trefoil , trefoils , bird's-foot trefoil , bird's-foot trefoils , tick trefoil , tick trefoils

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Etymology

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From Old French tréfouil, from tréfle, trefoil, trefoil plant. The name is derived from the Old French word tréfle, meaning clover.

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Trivia

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1. The trefoil is also known as the shamrock, as it is the national symbol of Ireland.

2. The trefoil is one of the most common motifs in medieval art and architecture.

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Related Concepts

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1. Clover: Trefoil is a type of clover and is often used interchangeably with the term. Clover is a large genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.

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Culture

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In heraldry, the trefoil is a common charge or decorative element, symbolizing the Holy Trinity, fertility, and rebirth. In literature, it appears in various works, such as Shakespeare's 'Love's Labour's Lost' and Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales'.

How to Memorize "trefoil"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a three-leaf clover or a knot made of three intertwined stems.
   - Visualize the shape of a trefoil knot, focusing on the three connected leaves.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the trefoil with the number three, as it has three leaves.
   - Think of the trefoil as a symbol of the Holy Trinity.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a memorable phrase or sentence using the word 'trefoil'.

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