multifoil

[ muhl-tuh-foil ]

/ ˈmʌl təˌfɔɪl /

Architecture

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.

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Origin of multifoil

First recorded in 1825–35; multi- + foil²

Words nearby multifoil

multiflora, multiflora rose, multiflorous, multifocal, multifocal lens, multifoil, multifold, multifoliate, multiform, multifunctional, multigenerational

Example sentences 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 Street
Multifoil cusped arch, invented by the Moors at Cordova in the 10th century.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4|Various
Multifoil, mul′ti-foil, adj. having more than five foils or arcuate divisions.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for multifoil

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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