trefoiled adjective3 •Having the shape of a trefoil.The knop is formed of three rams' heads, and the base, trefoiled-shaped, has three bosses […] — 1884 •Having a three-lobed extremity or extremities; of a cross: having ends which terminate in trefoils (similar or identical to bottony). •Ornamented with trefoils projecting from the edges, as a bearing, partition, etc.