multifoil
/ˈmʌltɪˌfɔɪl/
noun
- An architectural ornament or design consisting of several leaf-shaped curves or lobes, often used in windows or arches.
- Medieval architects often used a multifoil pattern in stone tracery.
- The old chapel had a multifoil arch above the main entrance.
- The cathedral's window featured a beautiful multifoil design.
adjective
- Having many leaves or leaf-like parts.
- Botanists studied the multifoil structure of the rare fern.
- The multifoil plant spread its many leaves across the garden.
- The multifoil shape of the fossil suggested it was a type of ancient fern.