septfoil

septfoil
a) a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of seven partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter.
b) A stylized flower or leaf with seven lobes.

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  • Septfoil — Sept foil, n. [F. sept seven (L. septem) + E. foil leaf: cf. L. septifolium.] 1. (Bot.) A European herb, the tormentil. See {Tormentil}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf. {Cinquefoil}, {Quarterfoil}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • septfoil — sept·foil …   English syllables

  • septfoil — n. 1 a seven lobed ornamental figure. 2 archaic tormentil. Etymology: LL septifolium after CINQUEFOIL, TREFOIL …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tormentil — Taxobox | name = Tormentil image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Rosaceae genus = Potentilla species = P. erecta binomial = Potentilla erecta binomial authority = Uspenski ex …   Wikipedia

  • Common Tormentil — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

  • Setfoil — Set foil , n. See {Septfoil}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of heraldic charges — This article does not cover those charges which derive their shape in part from that of the field; see Ordinary (heraldry). Subordinary chargesA few simple charges are traditionally, and arbitrarily, classified among the subordinaries. (All other …   Wikipedia

  • Flora Londinensis — Infobox Book name = Flora Londinensis title orig = translator = image caption = Tormentilla officinalis (Tormentil or Septfoil) One of Sowerby s hand coloured plates. author = William Curtis illustrator = James Sowerby, et al cover artist =… …   Wikipedia

  • setfoyle — obs. form of septfoil …   Useful english dictionary

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