multifoil
[ muhl-tuh-foil ]
/ ˈmʌl təˌfɔɪl /
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noun
a foil, especially one having more than five lobes.
adjective
(of an arch, window opening, etc.) having the form of a foil with more than five lobes.
Nearby words
- multiflora rose,
- multifloral,
- multiflorous,
- multifocal,
- multifocal lens,
- multifold,
- multifoliate,
- multiform,
- multiformity,
- multifunctional
Origin of multifoil
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Examples from the Web for multifoil
Near it is a double piscina, formed by a couple of shafts with capitals hollowed out with multifoil cusping.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund StreetMultifoil cusped arch, invented by the Moors at Cordova in the 10th century.
Multifoil, mul′ti-foil, adj. having more than five foils or arcuate divisions.
multifoil
/ (ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl) /
noun
an ornamental design having a large number of foilsSee also trefoil (def. 4), quatrefoil (def. 2), cinquefoil (def. 2)
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