A design of three rounded lobes like a clover leaf, often used in architectural ornament and tracery.
Triforium with trefoil tracery. Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France. 1220-30.
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Triforium with trefoil tracery. Amiens Cathedral, Amiens, France. 1220-30.