Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In architecture, an opening or ornament consisting of several combined foliations; specifically, a combination of more than five foils; a multifoil.
  • Consisting or composed of, or decorated with, more than five foils or foliations: as, a polyfoil arch.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Arch.) Same as multifoil.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun architecture Multifoil.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word polyfoil.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.