A four-lobed design, often used in architectural ornament and tracery.
Quatrefoil above the west door of Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire, England. Mid-13th century. Photo: Thorvaldsson.
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Quatrefoil above the west door of Crowland Abbey, Lincolnshire, England. Mid-13th century. Photo: Thorvaldsson.