QUATRE-FOIL

\kwˈatəfˈɔ͡ɪl], \kwˈatəfˈɔ‍ɪl], \k_w_ˈa_t_ə_f_ˈɔɪ_l]\
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  • Fr. QUATRE-FEUILLE=QUARTERFOIL.
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

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