quatre

[QUATER.] quatrefoil (as qua-ter-foil or ka-ter-foil), qua-ter-foil, quar-ter-f611, s. [French quatre feuille, from quatre (Latin qua tuor)=four, and feuille (Latin folium )=a leaf.] 1. Arch .: A piercing or panel divided by cusps or foliations into four leaves, or more correctly the leaf-shaped figure formed by the cusps. It is supposed to represent the four leaves of a cruciform plant. The name is also given to flowers and leaves of a similar form carved as ornaments on moldings, . It differs from the cinquefoil only in the number of cusps. 2. Her .: Four-leaved gra ; a frequent bearing in coat-armor. Quatrefoil. (From the tomb of King John. Worcester Cathe. dral.) IMG:content-0074.png:[blocks in formation] 3324