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quat·re·foil [ˈka-tər-ˌfȯi(-ə)l] or [kăt′rə-ˌfȯi(-ə)l]:
origin: [1500's] Anglo-French; quatre= four + -foil= leaves.

noun
A fanciful pattern, often found in fashion or architecture, resembling a four-leaf clover or flower (the lobes reticent of leaves or petals): an image at once subtle & bold. Such patterns are found in medieval designs of crests and shields, yet still appear on modern objects like diaper bags or gift-wrapping paper.





Are there quatrefoils in your life?
*images welcome

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Date: 2015-05-30 05:09 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] calzephyr77.livejournal.com
I knew there was a name for those things!

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Date: 2015-06-01 03:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prettygoodword.livejournal.com
Yeah, it looks like it ought to have been fully anglicized by now.

---L.
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