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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Septfoil

· Sept·foil · IPA
01 n. A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil.
  1. 1.
    A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil.(Bot.) See: Tormentil
  2. 2.
    An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf. Cinquefoil, Quarterfoil, and Trefoil.(Arch.) See: Cinquefoil, Quarterfoil, Trefoil
  3. 3.
    A typical figure, consisting of seven equal segments of a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy Chost, the seven sacraments as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, etc.(Eccl.Art.) [R.]