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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 septfoil
 七葉形飾物

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Sept·foil n.
 1. Bot. A European herb, the tormentil. See Tormentil.
 2. Arch. An ornamental foliation having seven lobes.  Cf. Cinquefoil, Quarterfoil, and Trefoil.
 3. Eccl.Art. A typical figure, consisting of seven equal segments of a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy Chost, the seven sacraments as recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, etc. [R.]
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