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/kætɹəˌfɔɪl/ · noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter..
It was a narrow, gravelled island we had to lie on, guarded by glazed brick chimneys and, running along the sides, a prickly little gothic fence of iron finials and terracotta quatrefoils.
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Quatrefoil means (architecture) A symmetrical shape that forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter..
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It was a narrow, gravelled island we had to lie on, guarded by glazed brick chimneys and, running along the sides, a prickly little gothic fence of iron finials and terracotta quatrefoils.
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