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单词 sexfoil
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Definition of sexfoil in English:

sexfoil

noun ˈsɛksfɔɪlˈseksfoil

  • (especially in architecture) an ornamental design having six leaves or petals radiating from a common centre.

    （尤指建筑）六叶形（或六花瓣形）装饰

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is circular with a sexfoil depression.
    • The general obverse type is of a crowned and bearded portrait inside a triangle with a hand holding a sceptre to the left and a cinquefoil or sexfoil to the right.

Origin

Late 17th century: from sexi- 'six', on the pattern of words such as trefoil.

Definition of sexfoil in US English:

sexfoil

nounˈseksfoil

  • (especially in architecture) an ornamental design having six leaves or petals radiating from a common center.

    （尤指建筑）六叶形（或六花瓣形）装饰

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is circular with a sexfoil depression.
    • The general obverse type is of a crowned and bearded portrait inside a triangle with a hand holding a sceptre to the left and a cinquefoil or sexfoil to the right.

Origin

Late 17th century: from sexi- ‘six’, on the pattern of words such as trefoil.
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