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TREFOIL ARCH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does trefoil arch mean?
• TREFOIL ARCH (noun)
The noun TREFOIL ARCH has 1 sense:
1. a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
Familiarity information: TREFOIL ARCH used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("trefoil arch" is a kind of...):
pointed arch (an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture)
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