Trefoil
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TREFOIL (Lat. trifolium, three-leaved plant, Fr. trefle, Ger. Dreiblatl and Dreiblattbogen), ...
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Trefoil
Composed of three foils or leaves, a trefoil can be a pattern over a window or an arch design. A trefoil pattern is most frequently found in Gothic designs.
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A trefoil combined with an equilateral triangle was a moderately common symbol of the Christian Trinity during the late Middle Ages in some parts of Europe.
trefoil
An ornamental form which has three lobes or foils. Compare with cinqfoil, quatrefoil
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Trefoil - An architectural ornament having three lobes; Decorative element with three lobes.
Triforium - The middle story, between the aisles and the clerestory, designed as a passage that is screened from the nave with an arcade of columns.
trefoil - three-leafed as in Gothic tracery design.
vergeboard - see bargeboard.
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Trefoil - Three-lobed.
Truss - A timber frame used to support the roof over the great hall.
Tufa - Cellular rock; porous limestone.
trefoil A decorative form characterized by three lobes.
triforium In a church, a passage or gallery above the nave arcade and below the clerestory.
Trefoil. Three-lobed opening or arch.
Tribune. Area consisting of the presbytery and apse of a church.
trefoil: having three foils or cusps.
tribune: (1) the apse of a basilica; (2) a gallery in a church.
triforium: an arcaded passage in the wall of a church above the arcade and below the clerestorey.
TREFOIL Ornamental tracery in the form of a flower with three symmetrical petals.
TURRET A small, often ornamental tower projecting from a building, usually at a corner.
Trefoil
An ornament, or symbol, or architectural form which has three lobes or foils. Also called trilobed. If it is the plan of a building then the term triconch can also be used. Also see: triconch.
Trefoil - Three symmetrical (or circular) leaf shapes inscribed within a circle. (Also: quatrefoil, multi-foil).
Triple window - Vertically divided into three equal sashes or panes.
Quatrefoil Window
Illustrated definition of the term Quatrefoil window from our Architecture Glossary.
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Quatrefoil - Four-lobed motif; usually in block shape.
Quoin - A structural form, usually of masonry, used at the corners of a building for the purpose of reinforcement, frequently imitated for decorative purposes.
quatrefoil : A quatrefoil window is a round window which is composed of four equal lobes, like a four-petaled flower. The quatrefoil pattern is common in Moorish and gothic architecture.
Quatrefoil
A pattern used in masonry and wood, similar to the shape of a four-leafed clover, comprising of four curves joined together. Often featured as part of window tracery.
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trefoil A three-lobed decorative form used in Gothic architecture
tuck-pointing See pointing.
turret A small tower, usually supported by corbels.
Quatrefoil keep: A shell keep which was usually situated on an artificial motte and consisted of four overlapping circular bastions.
Barbed quatrefoil - a four-lobed geometrical motif with a triangular projection at the intersection of two adjacent foils.
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Quadrangle - inner courtyard.
Quatrefoil - four sided.
Quirk - V-shaped nick.
Quoin - dressed stone at angle of building.
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rib-vaultA vault with two pairs of diagonal ribs dividing each bay into four triangular compartments or cells.QuarriesSquare (or diamond) panes of glass supported by lead strips (cames); square floor slabs or tiles.Quatrefoil ...
The main feature of the design was the quatrefoil arrangement of domes based on the use of a single central dome flanked by four semi-domes, one on each side.
Perforated parapets are pierced in various devices as circles, trefoils, quatrefoils and other designs so that the light is seen through.
FOIL In Gothic window tracery, the small arc openings separated by cusps. The number of foils is described as trefoil (3), quatrefoil (4), and cinquefoil (5).
FRENCH WINDOW A window that opens to the floor in two hinged parts.
Foil: Circular segments combined concentrically with other foils to form the tracery used in rose windows (fig.2, fig.4, B) The foil is usually used in groups such as trefoil or quatrefoil.
triforium Section of nave wall above the main arcade trifoil or trefoil Ornamental tracery in the form of a flower with three symmetrical petals. trumeau Central pier in a doorway, sometimes decorated with sculptures.
 See also: Architecture, Quatrefoil, Gothic, Church, House
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