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ballflower

[ bawl-flou-er ]

noun

, Architecture.
  1. a medieval English ornament suggesting a flower of three or four petals enclosing and partly concealing a ball.

ballflower

/ ˈbɔːlˌflaʊə /

noun

  1. architect a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ballflower1

First recorded in 1835–45; ball 1 + flower

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