multifoil

multifoil
/mul"teuh foyl'/, Archit.
n.
1. a foil, esp. one having more than five lobes.
adj.
2. (of an arch, window opening, etc.) having the form of a foil with more than five lobes.
[1825-35; MULTI- + FOIL2]

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