trefoil arch

Other forms: trefoil arches

Definitions of trefoil arch
  1. noun
    a pointed arch having cusps in the intrados on either side of the apex
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    type of:
    pointed arch
    an arch with a pointed apex; characteristic of Gothic architecture
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