treflée

adjective

tre·​flée

variants or less commonly treflé

trāˈflā

or trefly

ˈtreflē

1

: botonée

2

: ornamented with trefoils along the edge

a bend treflée

Word History

Etymology

French treflé (feminine treflée), from trefle trefoil (from Latin trifolium) + -é -ate (from Latin -atus)

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