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sexfoil

[ seks-foil ]

/ ˈsɛksˌfɔɪl /

noun

a round ornament consisting of six lobes divided by cusps.

Words nearby sexfoil

sexed, sexed-up, sexenary, sexennial, sexercise, sexfoil, sexi-, sexism, sexist, sexivalent, sexless

Origin of sexfoil

1680–90; sex- + -foil, as in trefoil

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Examples from the Web for sexfoil

A very good flagon, richly chased all over, sexfoil in section, and with a particularly good spout and handle.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street
The pulpit is sexfoil in plan; one side is open, and one has a large cross carved upon it.
The Shores of the Adriatic|F. Hamilton Jackson

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