trefoil
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It sits within the topics Christian symbols, Heraldic charges and Ornaments.
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- Symbols
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150px|thumb|right|Architectural trefoil
A trefoil () is a graphic form composed of the outline of three overlapping rings, used in architecture, Pagan and Christian symbolism, among other areas. The term is also applied to other symbols with a threefold shape. A similar shape with four rings is called a quatrefoil.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “trefoil” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.