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sexfoil

[ seks-foil ]

noun

  1. a round ornament consisting of six lobes divided by cusps.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sexfoil1

1680–90; sex- + -foil, as in trefoil

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Example Sentences

A very good flagon, richly chased all over, sexfoil in section, and with a particularly good spout and handle.

The pulpit is sexfoil in plan; one side is open, and one has a large cross carved upon it.

The ends have a rough sexfoil rose, which is repeated on the back between modern scrolls imitating the old.

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