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architectural ornament vs trefoil

trefoil vs architectural ornament

architectural ornament and trefoil both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
architectural ornament Yes No No No
trefoil Yes No No No
As nouns, trefoil is a hyponym of architectural ornament; that is, trefoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than architectural ornament:
  • architectural ornament: (architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance
  • trefoil: an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle
Other hyponyms of architectural ornament include antefix, crocket, dogtooth, foliage, foliation, fret, Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern, frieze, guilloche.
architectural ornament (noun) trefoil (noun)
(architecture) something added to a building to improve its appearance an architectural ornament in the form of three arcs arranged in a circle
a plant of the genus Trifolium
any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
Difference between architectural ornament and trefoil

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