multifoil

American

[muhl-tuh-foil] / ˈmʌl təˌfɔɪl /

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.

multifoil British

/ ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl /

noun

an ornamental design having a large number of foils See also trefoil quatrefoil cinquefoil

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Etymology

Origin of multifoil

First recorded in 1825–35; multi- + foil ²

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Multifoil, mul′ti-foil, adj. having more than five foils or arcuate divisions.—n. multifoil ornament.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

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