This was used in a vintage crochet pattern I have crocheted for 50 years and don't know what this means
2006-06-05 22:45:55 · 4 answers · asked by tatteredheart123 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
A three leafed plant. Like clover.
2006-06-05 22:48:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Trefoil is a term in Gothic architecture given to the ornamental foliation or cusping introduced in the heads of window-lights, tracery, panellings, etc., in which the center takes the form of a three-lobed leaf (formed from three partially-overlapping circles). One of the earliest examples is in the plate tracery at Winchester (1222 - 1235). The four-fold version of an architectural trefoil is a quatrefoil.
Other meanings:
Trefoil is also:
1- A common name for some kinds of clover, which have three-foiled leaves.
2- In mathematical knot theory, a trefoil refers to a trefoil knot.
3- The name of the symbol used to indicate radioactivity.
4- A cross-sectional arrangement of electrical cables that minimises electrodynamic forces during fault conditions.
5- A variation of the solitaire card game La Belle Lucie.
6- The Adidas Trefoil is the logo of Adidas.
2006-06-05 22:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any of a number of plants with leaves divide into three leaflets
2006-06-05 22:49:53 · answer #3 · answered by boyan_boba 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-06-05 22:49:49 · answer #4 · answered by gabrielenebroski 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋